Assistant Estimator

Kier Group plc.; Witham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Estimator. In this role, you will support the estimation of project costs, assist in risk management, and facilitate contract negotiations. Ideal candidates will have experience in construction methodologies and estimating. We encourage applications from individuals with transferrable skills, even if they don’t meet every qualification. This position offers diverse benefits tailored to your needs.

Qualifications

• Experience of construction methodology, ability to assess build ability & commercial awareness.
• Similar experience within an estimating role.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the winning of contracts by estimating costs for tenders.
• Assisting in the process of assessing, preparing, validating bids.
• Estimating costs to meet customer requirements, including obtaining quotes.
• Building commercial relationships during the tender process.
• Coordinating suppliers and subcontractors for resource planning.

Job description

As an Assistant Estimator you'll be working within the Eastern Construction team, supporting them in the estimation of the costs of projects, assisting in determining contractual, financial, technical, and operational risks and in finding opportunities to minimise risk and maximise gross profit. Your day to day will include:

Responsibilities

• Supporting the winning of contracts by estimating costs for tenders, negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors, and supporting value engineering
• Assisting in the process of assessing, preparing, validating, adjudication and final submission. This includes minimising subcontractor and material costs, communicating with design, planning, commercial and bid management functions.
• Estimating costs in order to meet or exceed customer requirements, including obtaining and negotiating quotes.
• Building and retaining commercial relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors during the tender and fulfillment process.
• Establishing and planning the requirements for internal and external resources, notably identifying and coordinating suppliers and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Experience of construction methodology, ability to assess build ability & commercial awareness.
• Similar experience within an estimating role.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.