About the Role
Managing Estimator – Regional Civils (Central & South East). We’re looking for an experienced Managing Estimator to join our Regional Civils team at Balfour Beatty, based from our Birmingham office and supporting projects across the Central and South East regions. The role offers remote working with occasional visits to London.
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our work-winning activity, leading estimating teams on a wide range of civils and infrastructure opportunities. You’ll work closely with colleagues across pre‑construction, commercial and delivery to develop well‑considered, competitive solutions that set projects up for success from the very start.
This position is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys bringing people together, sharing knowledge, and helping teams do their best work. Alongside shaping bids and estimates, you’ll play an important role in mentoring and developing others, contributing to a collaborative and supportive team environment within one of the UK’s leading infrastructure businesses.
What you’ll be doing
Have responsibility to the Regional Civils division for the estimating activities, including governance, business change, and maintaining procedures, skills and capability throughout the business lifecycle to Gate 4.
Lead the estimating team in producing competitive, thorough, well‑researched estimates and maintaining files/records as appropriate.
Provide an influential pre‑ and post‑contract estimating management service to meet profit, quality and service objectives through communication and understanding customer needs while providing effective leadership to the team.
Strategic Overview
- Identify and implement procedural changes to estimating process and systems
- Ensure Balfour Beatty’s Code of Conduct is thoroughly understood, adhered to and promoted across the business to ensure safe, compliant and consistent working practices
- Ensure collaboration and proactively contribute to teamwork and cross‑functional working
Line Management of Estimating Team
- Functional line management of regional estimators (R12 approvals etc)
- Carry out monthly 1‑2‑1 meetings with regional estimators
- Set objectives and undertake PDRs for regional estimators
- Management of COMAEA profiles of regional estimators
- Identify training requirements for estimating team
- Cascade directives, communications, safety briefings, general updates and procedural changes to regional estimators
- Line management of graduates who are in placement within estimating, including setting of objectives and monitoring
- Encourage estimating team to contribute to Yammer and ‘My Contribution’
Who we’re looking for
We’re keen to hear from candidates who can bring strong civils estimating expertise and confident team leadership. Ideally, you’ll have experience across a range of civil engineering projects such as new and existing road works, structures and bridges, public realm, structural concrete, coastal defence, and elements of off‑line rail‑related infrastructure.
Benefits
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family‑friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
Diversity and Inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long–term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment and to provide applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
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