Senior Cost Engineer (Contractor) in London

October 20, 2026Senior Estimator - CAT B Fitout and Refurbishment Opportunity for a Senior Estimator work for a Tier One Main Contractor based in the central London.

This is an exciting new role to work in a new division of an existing Contractor to focus on Fit out, refurb and Cat B project in central London About the role of Senior Estimator Fawkes and Reece are currently assisting a Tier One Main Contractor in their search for an additional Senior Estimator to join their London team.

Our client is well known brand with a track record of delivering impressive Major schemes across London.

As a business they work in the Construction Design and Build Market delivering large Commercial, Mixed use and residential schemes in flagship destinations.

You'll have the opportunity to help shape the division, develop client relationships and deliver exceptional projects for some of the UK's leading commercial developers and asset owners.

You'll be working with prestigious clients including Landsec, The Crown Estate, British Land, GPE and Core, delivering high-quality CAT B fit-out projects typically valued at 20m+ across Central London.

With clear backing from the executive leadership team and CEO, this role offers genuine long-term career progression, with the opportunity to play a key role in the future leadership and development of the fit-out division Responsibilities for Senior Estimator Your responsibilities will include: Input into all aspects of the pre-construction phase of projects, including early contractorinvolvement Carry out pre-work prior to tenders arriving Preparing multi-discipline tender pricing Ability to produce differing levels of pricing, from top-down budgets to bottom-up lumpsums or targets.

Read and understand client specifications and drawings Provide input into the design management process using engineering experience Consider site safety, health, quality and environmental issues Identification of risk and opportunities Attend internal and external review and progress meetings Attend site visits/meetings Ascertain preliminary and detailed project requirements and solutions, includingprogrammes and value engineering solutions Co-ordinate and liaise with suppliers, specialist sub-contractors and in-house resources Technical assessment of supply chain quotations to facilitate comparisons to ensurecorrect costs are utilise Requirements for Senior Estimator10+ Years experience within Construction commercial position with a Contractor on Fit out and Refurbishment projects Good Communication skills A good track record of delivering tenders and pricing of various sizes Experience of Cat B fit out type projects Team leadership, planning and time management skills.

What we offer for Senior Estimator With over a Billion worth of assets, our client is a well-known, financially solid company that develop and support their staff with many long serving members.

Competitive Basic Salary Car allowance Life Assurance, Share save, enhanced pension contributions Critical illness cover, dental insurance, gym membership Bonus scheme Opportunity to grow and progress.

If you want to hear more about this Commercial Manager role, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Charlotte Mead in our London Office on 07753 138 384.