Estimator

BAM UK & Ireland; Paisley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-friendly policies

Company car

Pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteer day

Development opportunities

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Estimator or Senior Estimator to join the pre-construction team in Scotland, focusing on major civil engineering and rail bids. You will develop accurate, competitive cost estimates and engage with internal and external stakeholders to support successful project delivery.

Based at Kilsyth or Inverness, the role involves coordinating bid activities, leading estimating staff, and delivering estimates across scheme development stages while contributing to

Qualifications

• Degree, HND in Civil Engineering or NVQ equivalent level.
• Suitable civil engineering experience.
• Proven estimating experience in civil/rail bids.
• Considerable variety in types of work and disciplines priced; understanding of methods and production rates.
• Demonstrated understanding of common forms of contract.
• Leadership and management skills; experience of managing a team to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with bid teams, estimating department and Pre-construction team.
• Direct estimating administrative staff.
• Manage and deliver cost estimates at various stages in scheme development and design maturity.
• Contribute to optioneering, feasibility, value engineering and affordability.
• Liaise with clients, designers and other consultants; distribute tender documents and enquiries.
• Organise tender documents, correspondence, enquiries and quotations.
• Challenge and contribute to bid preparation and submission; investigate safe, cost-effective solutions.
• Collect feedback and stay updated on latest techniques; prepare cost estimates from first principles.
• Organise and participate in bid preparation and review meetings; prepare tender summaries and risk registers.
• Communicate estimate information for bid reviews and handover to project teams.
• Comply with company procedures.

Skills

Estimating experience

Cost estimates

Bid preparation

Leadership

Team management

Education

Civil Engineering degree/HND/NVQ

Tools

Proprietary estimating software

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland are seeking an experienced and motivated Estimator or Senior Estimator to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the pre-construction phase of major civil engineering projects, where you will be responsible for developing accurate and competitive cost estimates that support successful project delivery.

Working as part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, you will contribute to the planning and development of large-scale infrastructure schemes that are vital to Scotlands future. These projects will help enable the transition to renewable energy, supporting sustainable growth and delivering long-term benefits to communities across the region.

The role offers the chance to work on complex, high-profile and high-value projects, providing technical input, analysing project risks and opportunities, and engaging with both internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure the highest standards are achieved throughout the pre-construction process.

Your team

• This position can be based at either of our regional offices in Kilsyth or Inverness, offering flexibility and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and supportive working environment.

Making Possible

• Co-ordinate with bid teams, colleagues in the estimating department and in the wider Pre-construction team
• Give direction to estimating administrative staff
• Manage and deliver cost estimates at various stages in scheme development, scope definition and design maturity to meet challenging timescales, including multiple iterations of budget and target prices
• Contribute to optioneering and feasibility assessments, value engineering proposals, liaising with bid and project teams representing a range of disciplines to develop and refine proposals and budget costs through to final target price estimates
• Liaise with clients, designers and other consultants, quantity surveyors and other third parties
• Organise and administer tender documents, correspondence, enquiries and quotations
• Challenge and contribute to all aspects of the bid preparation and submission and investigate safe and cost-effective solutions
• Collect and distribute feedback and maintain awareness of latest techniques
• Prepare cost estimates from first principles using proprietary estimating software
• Organise and participate in bid preparation and review meetings
• Prepare tender summary information and priced risk and opportunity registers
• Prepare and communicate estimate information for bid review meetings and for handover to project teams
• Comply with company procedures

What do you bring to the role?

• Degree, HND in Civil Engineering or NVQ equivalent level
• Suitable civil engineering experience
• Proven estimating experience in civil / rail engineering bids
• Considerable variety in types of work and disciplines priced, with understanding of methods and typical production rates / outputs
• Demonstrable understanding of common forms of contract
• Should demonstrate leadership and management skills and have experience of managing a team to achieve deadlines

Whats in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

BAM is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.