Multi-Utilities Senior Estimator

As a Senior Estimator within the Multi Utilities department, you will play a critical role in the successful execution of multi-utility infrastructure projects, including water, gas, electricity, and telecoms. Your primary responsibility will be to manage and produce accurate cost estimates for a variety of projects, ensuring that bids are competitive while maintaining profitability and compliance with the project's scope and regulations.

This position is with a well-established, medium-sized organisation within the Civil Engineering industry. The company specialises in delivering high-quality construction projects and is known for its commitment to excellence and innovation in the sector.

Daily:

• Evaluate project scope, risk and pricing strategy for all work types, ensuring all information is correct, accurate, and within the required SLA's.
• Produce accurate and comprehensive estimates and submission documents for all works, within a timely and efficient manner.
• Produce estimates from first principles using RIB CCS Candy iTWO software and company master libraries, ensuring estimates are accurate and completed in a timely manner and within required SLA's.
• Manage multiple estimates and tenders simultaneously, ensuring all work is completed as requested and within specified time frames.
• Produce draft design, estimate and prepare complete proposals to the business and customer expectations for all utility works.
• Create and maintain correct and accurate quantities and thorough project launches from plans received of works to be completed.
• Produce draft design sketches using PDF Xchange Editor for design and build projects where no design is available.
• Prepare sign off and commercial documents for peer review and approval with the Head of Estimating and Directors.
• Liaise and support the business development function in all work-winning activities, to ensure all estimating is completed thoroughly and accurately, within required time frames.
• Support the estimating coordinator on the handling, processing and preparation of tender and pricing documents, ensuring all information is accurate and completed within specified time frames.
• Arrange and lead tender meetings with operations to produce construction programmes as part of the tendering process, ensuring all information is collated and communicated accurately and effectively.
• Arrange and lead estimating handover meetings, prepare handover documents accurately and in a timely manner, sharing all relevant project information necessary for operations to take ownership and begin project delivery.
• Liaise with operations to establish scope of works and prepare variation costs as required providing support to stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Liaise with construction and operations team to inform technical and operational aspects of a tender, ensuring information is accurate and completed within a timely manner.

As and when required, provide training support to estimating trainees and implement and manage training plans, to ensure their success. Attend and participate as required in client facing meetings to provide technical advice and support regarding estimating for works required for completion. Actively stay abreast and informed of industry matters and technical bulletins, to ensure best practices are continually being reviewed and implemented. Prepare reports as requested and line with requirements at regular intervals to be specified by the business. Carry out diligent and thorough self-reviews prior to peer reviews and approval requests, ensuring stretch targets are set, to support with the success of the department and the wider business. Continually improve, develop systems and capabilities within the department, to ensure the success of the department. Attend and participate within all team meetings as and when required. Collaborate with the wider business, and share information, as and when required, to drive success for the Company. Work to achieve business unit, group targets, and own KPIs. Attend mandatory training courses as defined within the company training matrix. Keep up to date with legislation and record 'Continued Professional Development' (CPD).

Extensive experience within same role, or similar within the civil engineering sector. Self-driven, results-oriented, with a 'can do' attitude without compromising safety and/or compliance. Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including employees, management, regulatory agencies, and the community. Problem-Solving Skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Confident, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with managers at all levels within a business. Ability to be proactive, always. Excellent attention to detail. Interpersonal skills. Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Highly competitive salary DOE. Private medical insurance. Opportunity to work in a thriving environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Multi-Utilities Senior Estimator to advance their career in the Civil Engineering sector. Apply now to join a reputable company and make a significant impact in the construction industry.