Assistant Estimator

Avove Utilities; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utilities infrastructure company in Birmingham is seeking an Assistant Estimator to support their work winning team. This position offers valuable experience in Civil Engineering projects and involves collaboration on tender submissions. They provide a hybrid working environment, generous holiday, and a variety of flexible benefits including a pension scheme and health support programs. Ideal candidates will possess strong commercial awareness and experience in tendering bids, along with expertise in Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Family friendly policies

Lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program

Volunteering days for community

Rewards initiative for qualifications

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Experience with tendering bids and providing analytical estimates.
• Ability to follow established estimating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support full bid process from pre-qualification to tender submission.
• Prepare detailed, analytical tenders and estimates.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality bids.

Skills

Knowledge of NEC Suite of Contracts

Experience of Pre-Qualification Questionnaires

Strong commercial awareness

Microsoft Office proficiency

Experience in civil engineering or construction

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.

About the role

We are currently seeking an Assistant Estimator to support the growth of our work winning team. Working on our Severn Trent Framework the successful candidate will gain valuable experience working on Civil Engineering and MEICA Projects.

Salary : £30,000 - £35,000 dependant on experience

Location : Based from one of our Midlands based offices ( Birmingham,Derby, Coventry) We do operate a Hybrid working policy with a split of home and office working.

Working Hours : 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We offer flexibility on start and finish times, with final hours agreed with your People Manager during the interview process.

Responsibilities

Support the full bid process, from pre-qualification through to tender submission.

Assist with approvals to ensure all bids meet company standards.

Help prepare detailed, analytical tenders and estimates within set timescales.

Follow established estimating procedures to deliver accurate submissions.

Collaborate with Estimating and Operational teams to produce high-quality bids.

Maintain tender records and manage change control.

Contribute to programme and risk communication throughout the process.

About you

• Knowledge of the ‘NEC Suite of Contracts' would be ideal, however full training will be provided
• Experience of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire’s and tendering bids
• Strong commercial awareness
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, with a particular focus on Excel and Word.
• Have a strong awareness of producing multi-disciplined, high quality tender submissions.
• Experience in civil engineering, construction, rail, mechanical, or electrical sectors would be advantageous.

What’s in it for you

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
• Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.

About us

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, and Scottish Power Energy Networks.

We are an equal opportunities employer

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What next

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process. If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.