Assistant Estimator

Fawkes and Reece; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Fitout Contractor in Central London is seeking an Assistant Estimator to join their team. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years' experience and be skilled in estimation for commercial projects ranging from £5m to £30m. This role offers opportunities for significant earnings and career advancement within a successful and forward-thinking business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years Estimating experience in fit out or main contracting.
• Background in fit out, main contracting, or house building.
• Skilled in estimating software like Conquest, Causeway, or CostX.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial elements and components of the tendering process.
• Assist in post-tender negotiations.
• Maintain accurate benchmarking data from tenders and projects.

Skills

Estimating software skills

Liaising with Sub-contractors

Tendering process

Job description

I am currently assisting a Central London based Tier 1 Fitout Contractor with their search for an Assistant Estimator. They work on a vast range of fitout and refurbishment projects across commercial buildings ranging between £5m and £30m. Their work includes cut and carve, complex refurbishment and cat a and cat b works.

The Company

We are looking for either an Estimator or Assistant Estimator to join our team.

As Estimator, you will be working with a team of 5 Estimators of different levels under the Estimating Director, based in the City of London office 4 days a week, and 1 day from home following a successful probation period.

As a business we specialise in Cat A & Cat B Commercial Fit Out, Office refurb & Design & Build, working on projects ranging from £5m to £30m. We are a Multi-Million pound business, having exceeded our £250m turnover goal last year, we are now on track to hit our goal of £300m for 2025, with having secured most of our work for 2025 before it had even started!

Despite our success, we are a business that is focused on profit, not turnover, we are looking for someone who has 10+ years of Estimating experience, working for either a Main Contractor or Fit Out Contractor, to join our team and help take us to the next level!

If you are looking to work for a forward-thinking business, where there are opportunities to make amazing money, and be a big name in the industry - reach out now!

You'll:

- Prepare all financial elements and components of the tendering process from identification and authorisation to proceed to financial handover and beyond

- Assist the bidding team with any post tender negotiations as required

- Maintain accurate benchmarking data from completed tenders and secured projects

- Liaise with Procurement with regards to subcontractor selection and potential further opportunities on price betterment.

• 3+ years experience
• Background in EITHER/OR fit out, main contracting, house builder
• Skilled in using Estimating software, such as Conquest, Causeway Estimating, CostX or similar
• Demonstrable experience of liaising/working with Sub-contractors and Suppliers to produce robust estimates
• Demonstrable experience of issuing/receiving tender queries.