Senior Estimator in Manchester

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Job Description

Senior Estimator – Manchester – Civils/Water Projects – Up to £100,000 salary

My client are a Tier one civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

  • Water
  • Transport
  • Built environment
  • Energy

Key Responsibilities

Lead Estimates

  • Undertake estimates in accordance with Company procedures.
  • Lead team of estimators for larger tenders, mentoring and developing junior estimators
  • Identify opportunities and risks during the tender process.
  • Maintain tender estimate file.
  • Provide indicative pricing support for business development.

Present estimates at adjudication

  • Prepare an estimating adjudication pack.
  • Maintain notes of adjudication meetings

Handover to site teams at contract award

  • Prepare estimating handover packs.
  • Maintain notes of the handover meeting
  • Provide ongoing support to site teams relating to the estimate and key assumptions.

Key Measures and Targets

  • Winning work to meet the Company’s objectives.
  • Developing a coherent and consistent tender submission with the use of key estimating assumptions
  • Developing a tender win strategy alongside the business unit teams
  • Supporting temporary works for tenders and for the design element of design and construct tenders

What you will bring:

  • Engineering background
  • HNC or equivalent in a related Engineering qualification
  • Experience in water and civils
  • Proven track record working on tenders ranging up to £50m
  • Numerate and IT literate, familiar with estimating software and Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel
  • Chartered, incorporated status or similar
  • Knowledge of wastewater, rail, or the tunnelling sector – Desirable

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Job Description

Senior Estimator – Manchester – Civils/Water Projects – Up to £100,000 salary

My client are a Tier one civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

  • Water
  • Transport
  • Built environment
  • Energy

Key Responsibilities

Lead Estimates

  • Undertake estimates in accordance with Company procedures.
  • Lead team of estimators for larger tenders, mentoring and developing junior estimators
  • Identify opportunities and risks during the tender process.
  • Maintain tender estimate file.
  • Provide indicative pricing support for business development.

Present estimates at adjudication

  • Prepare an estimating adjudication pack.
  • Maintain notes of adjudication meetings

Handover to site teams at contract award

  • Prepare estimating handover packs.
  • Maintain notes of the handover meeting
  • Provide ongoing support to site teams relating to the estimate and key assumptions.

Key Measures and Targets

  • Winning work to meet the Company’s objectives.
  • Developing a coherent and consistent tender submission with the use of key estimating assumptions
  • Developing a tender win strategy alongside the business unit teams
  • Supporting temporary works for tenders and for the design element of design and construct tenders

What you will bring:

  • Engineering background
  • HNC or equivalent in a related Engineering qualification
  • Experience in water and civils
  • Proven track record working on tenders ranging up to £50m
  • Numerate and IT literate, familiar with estimating software and Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel
  • Chartered, incorporated status or similar
  • Knowledge of wastewater, rail, or the tunnelling sector – Desirable

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Posted: May 19th, 2026