Estimator

The Clancy Group; Fareham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare & holidays 24-26 days

Clancy Xtras

Employee discounts

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Clancy Group in Fareham is seeking an experienced Estimator to join our pre-construction team, helping develop accurate and competitive tenders for water and wastewater projects valued up to £20 million. You will prepare detailed estimates from drawings and tender docs, perform quantity take-offs, review supplier quotations, and work with cross-functional teams to identify risks and opportunities.

Applicants should have estimating experience in civil engineering or utilities, familiarity

Qualifications

• Previous estimating experience within civil engineering utilities or infrastructure.
• Water and wastewater sector experience is a plus.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with good commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates from drawings, specifications and tender docs.
• Carry out quantity take-offs and develop first-principles rates.
• Review supplier and subcontractor quotations and identify risks/opportunities.
• Support tender submissions, including clarifications and exclusions.
• Collaborate with pre-construction, engineering, operations and commercial teams throughout the tender process.
• Maintain estimating databases and project benchmarks for future tenders.
• Manage multiple tenders and deadlines to ensure timely, accurate submissions.

Skills

Estimating experience

Numerical analytical

Organisational skills

Education

HNC/HND or degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Estimating systems

Job description

Estimator

£45,000 - £55,000 DOE

Fareham

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

• competitive salary
• pension
• healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum
• Clancy Xtras
• 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
• Employee Assistance Programme

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.