Estimator

Clancy; Fareham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance (24–26 days)

Employee discounts (Clancy Xtras)

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Clancy is seeking an experienced Estimator to join the Fareham pre‑construction team. You will develop accurate estimates for water and wastewater projects, typically up to £20 million, and contribute to successful tender submissions.

You’ll work from drawings and specs, perform take-offs, evaluate quotations and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify risks and value engineering opportunities. A strong Excel/estimating system skillset is expected.

Qualifications

• Estimating experience in civil engineering, utilities or infrastructure is essential.
• Ability to interpret drawings/specifications and develop first-principles estimates.
• Experience with NEC3 or NEC4 contracts is advantageous.
• Strong numeracy, commercial awareness and ability to manage multiple tenders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates from drawings, specs and tender docs.
• Carry out quantity take-offs and develop first-principles rates.
• Obtain review and evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Identify risks, opportunities and value engineering for tenders.
• Support tender submissions with clarifications and exclusions.
• Collaborate with pre-construction, engineering and commercial teams through tender processes.
• Hand over successful tenders to delivery teams after contract award.
• Maintain estimating databases and project benchmarks to inform future tenders.
• Manage multiple tenders and deadlines to ensure accurate, on-time submissions.

Skills

Estimating

Tendering

Quantity take-offs

First-principles estimating

Risk assessment

Education

HNC in Civil Engineering

HND in Construction Management

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Excel

Estimating systems

Job description

We are ambitious

That’s why we need people like you to help us

We’re continuing to grow our water and wastewater business as we move through AMP8, and we’re looking for an experienced Estimator to join our pre‑construction team in Fareham.

This is a great opportunity for an Estimator with a background in civil engineering, utilities or infrastructure to work on a range of projects across the water sector, including water and wastewater networks, pumping stations, reservoirs, pipelines and treatment assets.

You’ll be responsible for developing accurate and competitive estimates for projects typically valued up to £20 million, working as part of the wider pre‑construction team to help develop successful tender submissions across a range of water sector frameworks.

Here are some of the activities you’ll be involved in…

• Preparing detailed estimates from drawings, specifications and tender documentation.
• Carrying out detailed quantity take-offs and developing first‑principles rates.
• Obtaining, reviewing and evaluating supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Identifying risks, opportunities and value engineering solutions to support competitive tenders.
• Supporting tender submissions, including preparing assumptions, clarifications and exclusions.
• Working closely with the wider pre‑construction, engineering, operational and commercial teams throughout the tender process.
• Supporting the handover of successful tenders to the delivery teams following contract award.
• Maintaining estimating databases, cost information and project benchmarks to support future tenders.
• Managing multiple tenders and deadlines, ensuring estimates are accurate, commercially sound and submitted on time.

We’d love to hear from you if…

You have previous estimating experience within civil engineering, utilities, infrastructure or a similar construction environment, with a good understanding of construction methodologies, measurement and first‑principles estimating.

Experience within the water and wastewater sector would be particularly beneficial, although we’re open to candidates from other relevant infrastructure backgrounds. You’ll be confident interpreting engineering drawings and specifications, assessing supply chain quotations and identifying commercial risks and opportunities.

You’ll have strong numerical and analytical skills, good commercial awareness and an organised approach to managing multiple deadlines. Experience of working with NEC3 or NEC4 contracts would be advantageous.

A HNC, HND or degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline would be beneficial, alongside good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and estimating systems.

Most importantly, you’ll be proactive, detail‑focused and collaborative, with the confidence to work closely with colleagues across pre‑construction, engineering, operations and commercial teams to develop robust and competitive tenders.

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Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.