Estimator

PWS Technical Services (UK) Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive benefits package

Job summary

PWS Technical Services (UK) Ltd is seeking an Estimator with a strong technical background in piling, foundations and ground engineering to produce cost estimates, tenders and bids across the UK.

The role focuses on accurate estimates, competitive bids, and value-engineered solutions, coordinating with clients to meet specifications and statutory requirements. The successful candidate will join a team delivering challenging projects with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing tenders and cost estimates for piling, foundations and ground/geotechnical contracts.
• Ability to produce competitive bids and proposals within client specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate and timely estimates for UK contracts across the region.
• Prepare innovative and competitive tenders, bids, proposals and quotations.
• Coordinate with clients to deliver bespoke value-engineered solutions.
• Attend pre- and post-tender meetings and advise on cost implications.
• Identify new opportunities and supplier/sub-contractor options to improve safety and profit.

Job description

Estimator

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a strong technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the responsibility for the production of piling, foundations and ground engineering estimates, tenders and bids.

Due to continued growth, and a peak in forward order tender workload demand, our client is now seeking to appoint a talented and motivated Estimator possessing demonstrable experience within the piling, foundations and ground / geotechnical engineering sector. The role will be to provide accurate and efficient cost estimates for projects throughout the UK.

Your main responsibilities will be to produce innovative and competitive tenders, bids, proposals and quotations associated with all aspects of a variation of contracts. This will include co-ordinating with clients to produce a truly bespoke value engineered solution, ensuring that all tenders meet statutory legislation, regulations and client specifications.

The Role

The primary responsibility is to develop accurate and timely estimates, and submit competitive bids and proposals for the companys clients across the Scandinavian region

Analyse and interpret detailed client requirements, drawings and specifications

Determine and price value-engineered alternatives to plans and specifications utilising all aspects of your expertise to submit bespoke bids and proposals to clients

Attend pre and post tender bid meetings with clients and their representatives

Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed and calm manner

Assist the business sector as a whole to meet their financial targets

Help to identify and develop potential new opportunities for work

Help to identify new suppliers or sub-contractors to improve safety, performance and profit

The Person

Able to identify the requirements of assigned projects to efficiently and effectively produce a wide range of tenders and estimates for all piling, foundations and GE contracts

Accurately prepare quotations considering all costs associated with the delivery of projects

Provide hand over files to the Project Team to allow for the successful delivery of contracts

Correspond and negotiate with clients, suppliers, contractors and colleagues

Efficiently manage situations when workload presents conflicting demands on time and availability, demonstrating an ability to effectively prioritise and schedule

Monitor and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved to time, cost and quality

Develop and select effective solutions to challenging and complex project requirements, taking into account risk and opportunity

Communicate facts, ideas and proposals to all stakeholders (internally and externally) in an effective and persuasive manner

Deliver efficient and effective customer service at all times

Our Client

Our client is proud to be one of Europes leading foundations engineering contractors and has earned an enviable reputation for best-in-class innovation and R&D technology. The company actively promotes partnering through all their projects and is committed to achieving continual improvement with the objective of increasing their performance, future opportunities and making their workplace a platform for employee excellence. Their dedicated teams are involved

in a comprehensive ongoing training programme designed to ensure they are equipped to meet the

changing needs of this exciting industry. Our client is focused on building upon their history and

reputation of quality workmanship and timely project completion. The company actively promotes

partnering through all their contracts and are committed to achieving continual improvement

with the objective of increasing their performance, future opportunities and making their workplace

a platform for employee excellence.

A highly attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with career longevity and forward progression given that our client possesses a significant secured work bank for the long-term future and is firmly committed to sustainable and continued growth over the next 5-10 years.

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