Estimator

Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Career progression

Job summary

Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd in Doncaster is seeking an Estimator to join a construction and fit-out contractor with a varied regional workload. You will take ownership of tenders from enquiry to submission, pricing packages across interior fit-out, refurbishment and growing external works.

Ideal candidates include an Assistant Estimator with around four years’ experience, or an estimator with proven commercial awareness, able to review drawings, take-offs and negotiate costs with

Qualifications

• Estimating experience within construction, fit-out or refurbishment.
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Rounded, commercially minded with progression mindset.
• Experience with external works and groundworks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own tenders from enquiry through submission with accurate estimates.
• Typically manage around three tenders concurrently.
• Price construction, fit-out, refurbishment and some external/groundworks.
• Review drawings, specifications and tender documentation.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with the wider commercial and construction teams.

Skills

Estimating experience

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Tools

Causeway

Bluebeam

Job description

Estimator

Doncaster | £47,000-£55,000 + £5,000 Car Allowance + £4,000 Bonus

The Opportunity

This is a great opportunity to join an established construction and fit-out contractor with a strong regional workload and a genuinely varied project portfolio.

They're looking for anEstimatorwho wants more than just pricing the same type of work day in, day out. The core workload isinterior fit-out and refurbishment, but the business is taking on more external works and groundworks, giving you the opportunity to broaden your experience across a range of sectors includingeducation, healthcare, retail and leisure.

Whether you're an experienced Estimator or anAssistant Estimator with around four years' experience ready to step up, they're open to the right person.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of tenders from enquiry through to submission, producing accurate and competitive estimates while working closely with the commercial and construction teams.

You’ll typically manage aroundthree tenders at a time, with projects varying significantly in size and complexity.

The role will involve:

• Pricing construction, fit-out, refurbishment and some external/groundworks packages.
• Reviewing drawings, specifications and tender documentation.
• Completing take-offs and obtaining competitive subcontractor and supplier costs.
• Identifying commercial risks and opportunities.
• Working collaboratively with the wider commercial and construction teams.

Causeway and Bluebeamexperience would be beneficial.

About You

You’ll ideally have estimating experience within construction, fit-out or refurbishment, with strong commercial awareness and excellent attention to detail.

The key thing is that you’rerounded, commercially minded and keen to progress. General construction experience would be a real advantage as the business continues to expand into external works and groundworks - they've even delivered projects such as ahospital helipad.

If you're an Assistant Estimator looking for that next step, you’ll be given the opportunity and responsibility to develop into the role.

What’s on Offer

• £47,000-£55,000 salary, depending on experience.
• £5,000 car allowance.
• £4,000 EOT tax-free bonusfollowing successful completion of probation, paid in December.
• Genuine career progression.
• Strong focus onwork-life balance, including flexibility for school runs and appointments where required.
• Early finish Fridays.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• A varied regional workload and the opportunity to work across multiple sectors.
• A supportive business where you candevelop your career and broaden your estimating experience.

Why Consider It?

If you’re an Estimator looking formore variety, responsibility and progression, or an Assistant Estimator ready to take that next step, this is a role worth considering.

You’ll join a business with a healthy regional pipeline, a varied project portfolio and a clear appetite for growthwhile still offering the flexibility and work-life balance that can be hard to find in construction.