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.
Description
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.
Adhoc
- 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 request's, 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).
Profile
- 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.
Job Offer
- 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.
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