Location
Stoke on Trent
Working arrangement
Hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home, from 08:30 – 17:00 Monday – Friday.
Position
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Estimator to join our growing team. This is an excellent development role for someone with a small amount of experience in construction, estimating, or a related technical role who is keen to build their skills and progress within a supportive environment.
Working alongside our experienced Bid and Operational teams, you’ll assist with pricing tenders for new and existing clients across Public Services and Commercial projects. Our work spans a wide mix of projects nationwide, giving you exposure to different clients and schemes as you grow in confidence.
With significant expansion planned over the next three years, this is an exciting time to join us. We’ll support you to develop your technical capability, take on more responsibility, and play a key part in improving the success of the tenders we submit.
What’s In It For You
- Attractive salary and benefits package to suit you
- 27 Days holiday & BH – option to buy or sell holidays
- Company Car Allowance
- Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%
- Hybrid working – flexible working patterns are considered to achieve a healthy work/life balance
Responsibilities
- Assisting in the preparation of quotations, bids, and tenders
- Helping prepare supplier and subcontractor enquiries and reviewing returned quotations
- Supporting take‑offs and quantity measurement for pricing purposes
- Gathering materials, labour and plant information needed for tender submissions
- Contributing to the preparation of tender breakdowns and value engineering options
- Liaising with colleagues, subcontractors, suppliers and clients to gather key project information
- Attending internal or client meetings as required
- Supporting the assessment of operational and commercial risks in bids
- Learning to measure projects using SMM7 or NRM (training provided if required)
About You
We’re looking for someone who has hands‑on experience in construction estimating, cost planning or a similar technical role at an assistant or junior level. Bring a basic understanding of pricing, measurements or construction project processes, and a willingness to learn more. You should have strong attention to detail, good written and verbal communication skills, be confident using Microsoft Office and be open to learning estimating software. A motivation to develop a long‑term career within estimating, be organised and keen to progress in a people‑focused business. Applications will not be considered from those with no estimating experience.
A qualification within the construction sector is highly advantageous.
A Little Bit About Us
Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award‑winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain. We are a social and environmentally responsible family‑owned business with a rich 129‑year heritage, delivering bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.
We value people and are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work.
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