Senior Estimator – Complex Civil Engineering

Company: Zinc Ten
Apply for the Senior Estimator – Complex Civil Engineering
Location: London
Job Description:

Role

Working with the wider team, you will price tenders from circa £5m to £100m, shaping and influencing the winning strategy. You will identify and manage risk and opportunity whilst collaborating to deliver competitive, high quality submissions. This role is for you if you enjoy…

  • Technical Complexity – complex sequencing and interfaces – schemes that stretch your thinking.
  • First Principles Estimating – grounded in engineering and logic not just historic rates.
  • Working closely with Operations – in a business that self delivers key activities, giving you genuine feedback and performance data.

About You

  • Proven experience in first principles estimating – pricing labour, plant and materials for groundworks, sub and super concrete structures, complex civil engineering, excavation, temporary works, steel structures, deconstruction projects.
  • Confident in managing the full estimating lifecycle, from bid preparation to post-tender award and handover.
  • Previous experience on site in engineering or commercial roles is desirable but not essential – most importantly, you understand and value the logic and principles that drive the numbers
  • At least 15 years experience.
  • You build credibility through action and impact not job title

Posted: July 1st, 2026