Construction Estimator

Samuel James; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Annual bonus

25 days leave + bank holidays

Birthday day off

Leave purchase scheme

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Pension plan

Nursery benefit

Cycle to work

Referral bonus

Job summary

Samuel James is seeking an Estimator for a fast-growing main contractor in Hemel Hempstead. You will join a busy preconstruction team pricing live tenders across data centres, industrial, life sciences and logistics sectors in the UK.

You will price live tenders, develop cost models, and learn systems and processes from an experienced Senior Estimator. The role offers a clear path for progression within a growing business and attractive benefits.

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Construction or Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Junior Estimator, or related field.
• Excellent IT skills across Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong commercial awareness of the construction process.
• Methodical, analytical and organised with strong attention to detail.
• Able to create and follow clearly set-out processes.
• Personable, a team player and open to feedback with a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Lead relevant tenders - manage process, resources and pricing with commercial acumen.
• Identify opportunities to add value and mitigate risk across projects.
• Monitor tender progress and report via the estimating plan.
• Drive pricing process and ensure integration across disciplines.
• Lead the supply chain enquiry process.
• Maintain cost base, quotations and framework rates; control cost, timing and quality.
• Produce a detailed handover document for delivery teams.
• Collaborate across the business to provide strong support.
• Adhere to Quality, Environmental, Safety and health standards.

Skills

Degree in QS/Construction/Engineering

2+ years estimating experience

MS Office proficiency

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Team player

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying/Construction/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Estimator - Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire)

Up to £70,000 + car allowance | Main contractor | Industrial & logistics, data centres, life sciences

MUST HAVE UK CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AS AN ESTIMATOR AT A MAIN CONTRACTOR.

We're recruiting an Estimator for a fast-growing, privately-owned main contractor headquartered in Hertfordshire. A business turning over c.£300m with a record order book north of £500m, 300+ people and more than 215 projects delivered for over 10 years.

As the Estimator, you’ll be joining a busy preconstruction team that are pricing live tenders across some of the most in-demand sectors in UK construction. You’ll have the experience from a Senior Estimator who will teach you the systems, processes and technique that separate good estimating from great estimating.

You'll price live tenders across a genuinely varied portfolio - a multi-phase data centre campus in London, industrial and logistics units from 100,000 to 285,000+ sq ft for blue-chip developers and occupiers, life sciences and pharma facilities on major UK innovation campuses, studios, retail, leisure and urban regeneration, and civils, infrastructure and refurbishment work.

What you'll be doing

• Leading on relevant tenders - process, resources and pricing, with commercial acumen and skill
• Identifying opportunities to add value and mitigate risk throughout the project lifecycle
• Monitoring and reporting on tender progress via the estimating plan
• Leading the pricing process and driving integration across disciplines through accurate reporting and regular internal communication
• Leading the supply chain enquiry process
• Proactively maintaining the cost base, latest quotations and framework rates, controlling cost, timing and quality against target
• Producing a detailed control document for handover to the delivery team
• Working collaboratively across the wider business to provide exceptional support
• Working to the company's Quality, Environmental and Safety Management System standards, and co-operating fully on matters of health and safety

What we're looking for

• A degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Construction or Engineering
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Junior Estimator, or building industry knowledge in a closely related field
• Excellent IT skills - confident across Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong commercial awareness and a genuine appetite to understand every element of the construction process
• Methodical, analytical and organised, with real attention to detail
• Able to create and follow clearly set-out processes
• Personable, a strong team player, and open to feedback with a willingness to learn

What's on offer

• Salary up to £70,000 + car allowance
• Company annual bonus scheme
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• An extra day's holiday after 3 years' service, plus your birthday off
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Private healthcare cover and a virtual 24/7 GP service
• Life insurance at 3x annual salary
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Auto-enrolment pension plan
• Workplace nursery benefit
• Cycle to work scheme
• Unlimited colleague referral bonus scheme

If you're a Junior or Assistant Estimator ready to take on more ownership, or an Estimator who wants better projects and a clearer route up, I'd like to hear from you.

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