Construction Cost Estimator

Operational patch: Bristol/WoE

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday-Friday)

Workstyle: Roaming, with flexibility to travel across Bristol and Gloucestershire

Other requirements: Full driving licence and access to a vehicle

Closing Date: Thursday 7 May 2026

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and update cost plans from land-bid stage onwards
• Assess site constraints (levels, drainage, access, services)
• Complete take-offs for groundworks, externals and infrastructure
• Build plot schedules and maintain a cost database
• Source quotes and prepare tender information
• Work collaboratively with Land, Technical, Commercial and Pre-Construction colleagues

You’ll also get hands-on with real sites

You’ll visit greenfield and brownfield land opportunities — and occasionally live sites — to understand constraints first-hand. Working closely with Land, Technical and Planning colleagues, you’ll assess the maximum cost price of schemes based on early sketches, ensure land opportunities are properly costed, and support value-engineering to achieve best value at concept stage.

What You’ll Bring

Experience in one of the following: estimating, quantity surveying, groundworks/civil engineering, procurement/buying, or transferable technical skills (e.g. ex-military).

Plus: strong analytical ability, attention to detail, comfortable with basic drawings and data, a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel. A basic DBS check is required.

Why Bromford?

• One of the UK’s largest and most stable housing organisations
• Influence from day one on real development decisions
• Long-term career development and technical training
• Plenty of scope to grow, with development opportunities across pre-construction, commercial and wider development functions
• Supportive, people-centred culture guided by our values: Customer-driven, Ambitious, All-in

Closing date: Thursday 7 May 2026

Bromford. A place to make your own.

The Company

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country. Recently, the company has won multiple workplace environment awards and has an outstanding record of employee satisfaction.

What We Offer

• Flexible and hybrid working; many roles support working across our main locations and home
• Performance related pay based on shared success
• A choice of pension schemes with employer contributions of up to 10%
• Employee Assistance Programme that provides 24/7 virtual GP access, prescription service, and talking therapies for you and your family
• Generous holiday, occupational sick pay and paid family leave
• Annual allowance of £500 to spend on benefits of your choosing, including healthcare plans, dental care, gym membership and much more
• Attractive career development opportunities

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