Estimator

Taylor Wimpey Plc; Stretford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilding company in the UK is seeking an estimator to support land purchase exercises by providing accurate cost estimates and maintaining budgets. Candidates must have wide experience in the housebuilding sector and be well-versed in building regulations and health standards. Benefits include excellent retail discounts, private healthcare, and a tailored benefit package. This exciting opportunity involves regular project site visits and cross-departmental collaboration to ensure accurate budget management.

Benefits

Excellent retail discounts

Company funded life insurance

Private healthcare

Pension scheme with contributions

Discounted house purchase scheme

Car leasing scheme

Professional training and development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in housebuilding is essential.
• Familiarity with Building Regulations and health and safety requirements is crucial.
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimates of all prime costs.
• Monitor and report costs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure all estimating work is completed on time.

Skills

Wide experience in the discipline within the housebuilding industry

Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements

Managing information flow and deadlines

IT knowledgeable

Knowledge of the Coins system

Job description

To provide information, where necessary, for the land purchase exercise that will enable clear materials and labour costs to be considered at that stage. Ensure that all estimating work required to deliver the business unit output is completed timely and within an agreed programme. To present the information in the required format to project teams and senior management. To maintain the business culture and control framework within the boundaries set out in the Operating Framework and Taylor Wimpey CDM processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Once land opportunities are identified, familiarise the geographical area and consider site issues
• Prepare estimates of all prime costs
• Complete all estimating work
• Calculate all prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise through the planning process. Prime costs include but are not limited to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work
• Liaise with other departments to ascertain costs of land, technical, statutory services and site overheads and revenues with land (affordable housing) and sales (open market) at the appropriate time
• Maintain schedules of quantities at various levels and price them individually
• Ensure the cost base is updated
• Successfully transfer Site Budgets over to relevant Quantity Surveyor and advise on budget figures accordingly
• Monitor and report costs
• Complete the land purchase exercise for presentation to the management team
• Update existing land purchase exercises on a quarterly basis for presentation to the management team
• Report on savings and excesses against the approved and previous land purchase exercise to the management team
• Ensure awareness of continuing product development in light of changes in legislation (e.g. building regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE, Taylor Wimpey health and safety)
• Attend concept, design team, specification and other relevant meetings as required under the Company's Operating framework
• Undertake regular site visits for new project
• Input and maintain any computer based estimating databases or systems

Qualifications

• Wide experience in the discipline within the housebuilding industry
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements
• Managing information flow and deadlines
• IT knowledgeable
• Knowledge of the Coins system
• Disability Confident Employer commitment: guarantee interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet minimum requirements

Benefits

• Excellent retail discounts
• Company funded life insurance
• Private healthcare
• Access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions
• Discounted house purchase scheme
• Car leasing scheme and share plans
• Opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs (extra annual leave, adding dependants)
• Industry leading professional training and development