Cost estimator (UK)

Agilité Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health Insurance

Hybrid work (2 days remote)

Energetic work environment

Purpose-driven work

Job summary

Agilité Solutions, based in London, is seeking an experienced cost estimator to support mid-to-large-scale office and retail projects. You will collaborate with subcontractors and clients to drive quality and profitability, contributing to early financial and technical planning.

Reporting to the pre-construction director and project management teams, you will assess risks, manage supplier offers and help ensure project profitability while upholding safety standards across sites.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of local regulations and supply chain.
• Ability to critically analyse project documentation and risks.
• Experience on construction and architectural projects.
• Negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Knowledge of construction site phases and safety processes.

Responsibilities

• Identify and quantify costs for all works in specifications and bills of quantities.
• Analyse legal, technical and financial risks per project.
• Research and propose technical and economic solutions.
• Manage supplier communications and relationships with internal teams.
• Evaluate profitability and viability and make recommendations to delivery teams.
• Participate in the preliminary financial phase of projects.
• Assist with supplier offers and order management.
• Promote safety culture by identifying risks and ensuring standards are met.

Skills

Local regulations

Project financial analysis

Independent work

Construction experience

Negotiation

Site safety processes

Supply chain knowledge

Education

Architect/Engineer/QS background

Job description

We’re looking for a cost estimator to support on mid-to-large-scale office and retail projects

We have a cost estimator vacancy within our London office, for someone who will support our team on mid-to-large-scale office and retail projects, working closely with our subcontractors and clients. This is a multifaceted role for an organised and diligent professional who can help drive quality across their area of the business. Working alongside the pre-construction director and project management teams, the successful candidate will contribute to the early financial and technical planning of projects before they go live.

We are known as resourceful problem solvers: a trusted partner that anticipates challenges, finds practical solutions and delivers high-quality spaces through a culture built on honesty, ambition and trust.

With 86 full-time employees across France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom, our international team supports turnkey projects for brands expanding, relocating or improving their spaces across the continent.

We are fully devoted to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects our customers and users. We want our employees to thrive in an atmosphere of togetherness, and we continue to build a workforce that welcomes different perspectives and unique ways of thinking, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability.

Join one of Europe’s leaders in refurbishment and the creation of unique spaces. Agilité breathes new life into spaces for world-leading brands, and it is the people behind the projects — and the processes underpinning those people — that make us different. That, and our B Corp certification.

What it takes to be a cost estimator at Agilité

Key responsibilities.

• Identifying and quantifying the costs and activities required for all works included in the specifications and bills of quantities, considering production time, materials and labour
• Analysing the legal, technical and financial risks of each project
• Researching and proposing technical and economic solutions
• Selecting companies and proposing partnerships, while managing communications and relationships with internal and external technical and purchasing teams
• Evaluating the profitability and viability of projects, making recommendations to the delivery team where required
• Participating in the preliminary financial phase of projects
• Consulting with suppliers, including organising and analysing offers
• Managing preliminary and resource costs, with a strong understanding of project contractual terms
• Predicting and identifying future risks, opportunities and associated costs or revenues
• Taking ownership of project profitability by allocating budgets for each element of a construction project
• Monitoring changes to the financial aspects of ongoing projects
• Participating in monthly reporting on the project financial position
• Assisting with order management for subcontractors
• Promoting a strong safety culture across projects by proactively identifying risks and supporting the implementation of appropriate preventive measures
• Verifying that all project activities are carried out in accordance with applicable health, safety, environmental and quality standards

Technical skills.

• Knowledge of local regulations and supply chain
• Ability to critically analyse project documentation
• Ability to work independently, managing your own time and workload
• Experience working on construction and architectural projects
• Negotiation and supplier management skills
• Knowledge and experience of construction site phases
• Knowledge and experience of occupational and site safety processes

Additional skills.

• Self-driven, persevering and performance-oriented
• Adaptable to different environments, situations and people
• A strong team leader
• Able to prioritise and reprioritise activities in response to changes and constraints
• Customer-oriented
• Creative, with a strong sense of innovation
• Rigorous and organised

Qualifications.

• A background as an architect, engineer or quantity surveyor, or studies in business school with a specialism in the construction sector
• At least five years’ experience as a cost estimator in the construction sector

Compensation and benefits.

• £50,000 - 80,000 annual salary (DOE)
• Annual bonus
• Health Insurance
• Energetic and dynamic work environment
• The opportunity to work remotely two days per week
• Purpose-driven work with a focus on making a positive impact

We’re a growing organisation that creates spaces where people can live, work, and play.

With a solid reputation as a general contractor and fit-out company – for both tertiary and commercial spaces – we strive to include sustainability into our building processes. Our ethos centres around futureproofing our projects – and at the heart of that is our diverse team.

We’ve built a reputation as ‘the resourceful problem solver’ – a trusted partner which anticipates, and mitigates, issues before they arise, and one which is built on a culture of honesty, ambition, and trust.

There’s no denying that the commercial interiors sector is often complex, especially when working on a continent-wide scale. We’ve therefore built a network of best-in-class professionals, suppliers, and consultants, experienced in delivering high quality space planning, design, build and construction services.

Agilité is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of experts that will reflect our customers and users. We enjoy nothing more than seeing our employees thrive in an atmosphere of togetherness. We therefore aim to continue building a diverse workforce and foster different perspectives and unique ways of thinking – regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability.