Senior Estimator – Civil Engineering
Location: Warrington
Job Type: Full-time
Industry: Civil Engineering, Rail, Aviation, Power, Highways
Benefits
- Competitive annual salary negotiable dependent on experience
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Up to 3 volunteer days
- Company contributory pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
- Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development, providing pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally
- Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders, including Purposeful Leadership, Women in Leadership and more
- Consistent learning opportunities
- A safe place to work
- Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard
About the Company
AmcoGiffen delivers maintenance frameworks, capital delivery and complex civil engineering across the UK, including bridge reconstruction, environmental infrastructure, highways, tunnels, station works, lineside civils and utility installations. Clients include Local Authorities, Network Rail, energy companies and environmental organisations.
About the Role
The Senior Estimator will be responsible for estimating contracts and projects during the pre‑contract/tender stage for a range of civil engineering projects across sectors such as rail, aviation, power, utilities and Environment Agency projects in the North West region. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and fast‑paced work‑winning team involved in multi‑disciplinary civils projects across a variety of sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Effective registration, control, and administration of tender documentation
- Preparation and management of tenders from receipt of documents through to delivery
- Presentation of tenders to senior management at tender review meetings
- Liaison with the Supply Chain team in respect of placing supplier/subcontractor enquiries
- Technical and commercial appraisal of construction labour, plant, materials, and temporary works
- Take‑offs from drawings and production of cost‑effective tenders from first principles
- Effective analysis and pricing of risks
- Preparation of tender submission documents
- Preparation of estimating reports
- Providing assistance to proposals and contract management functions
Requirements
- Previous experience as a Senior Estimator in multi‑disciplinary civil engineering sectors such as rail, highways, aviation, utilities and power
- First Principles Estimating experience
- Civil engineering project experience
- Experience as a Senior Estimator in a civil engineering contractor organisation
- Working knowledge of Excel and estimating software
The Company
We are a reputable engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets, specialising in civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance with projects across the country.
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