Estimator Construction in Kent

Scroll down for a complete overview of what this job will require. Are you the right candidate for this opportunity? The successful candidate will be joining one of the largest family-run construction businesses dealing with a diverse range of interesting and challenging projects across multiple sectors.

For this role, you will need to be ambitious, self-motivated and able to work both independently and within our team of like-minded individuals. You will have excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, and you will need to hold a clean driving licence. You need to be a conscientious, organised and a pro-active team player, highly motivated and committed to achieving company targets and always focused on the task in hand. You should be able to use initiative and prioritise effectively to meet tight deadlines, working independently or as part of a team.

Experience from leading Commercial, MOD, Education and Healthcare projects would be ideal but not essential. Also, experience within various procurement routes such as D B, Traditional and 2 Stage, valuing from £2 million to circa £30 million would be useful but not essential. Further guidance and training will be given by our senior team. This role would be suited to an intermediate estimator looking for their next move with a financially secure and stable organisation which is expanding and developing into new regions. Alternatively, this would also suit an experienced estimator who is looking to move and join a larger company and share their experience with a developing estimating team, and to develop a career with a forward-thinking business that aims to promote from within.

The Estimator Role:

• Producing cost plans from RIBA stage 0 (elementally on historic data) to stage 3 (fully measured and rated).
• Ideally the ability to price from first principles.
• Taking-off from drawings using Autodesk Design Review to produce detailed cost plans and quantity checks on the produced BQs.
• Leading the tender enquiry process.
• Allocation of elemental BQ items into works packages.
• Subcontractor comparisons identifying scope gaps.
• Working with the supply chain to provide value engineering options.
• Pricing of site preliminaries.
• Providing information on key risks and opportunities at tender settlement.
• Using BCIS data to elementally benchmark, TPIs for inflation forecasting rebasing with location factorisation.
• Pricing competitive tenders under the direction of the estimating director.
• Reviewing contract and other commercial data.
• Attending client meetings.
• Presenting tender information to project teams.
• Reviewing tender documents prior to pricing and completing Enquiry Checklist to determine pricing level.
• Taking off groundworks packages.
• Completing Risk and Opportunity Registers.
• Liaising with the buying department to obtain material quotations.
• Pricing groundworks on Labour, Plant and Materials basis for Pre-Construction Managers review.
• Tender adjudication with Commercial Director.
• Pricing variations and additions.
• Creating material lists and obtaining and comparing quotations.
• Conducting site visits.

Key skills required:

• Good organisation skills.
• Computer skills need to be proficient on Microsoft Office packages (preferably with experience of the 2010 suite Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience with Conquest and Excel estimating software is desired.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• A good, clear telephone manner is essential as there will be client interface during the course of the daily works, including Teams meetings.
• Demonstrated a strong work ethic throughout their career is essential.
• Strong numeracy skills with the ability to think commercially.
• Team player, ability to work under pressure, strong time management skills.