Estimator

Daniel Owen Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Company bonus scheme

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Pension and medical scheme options

Life assurance and discounts

Job summary

Daniel Owen Ltd is recruiting an Estimator to join its Planned Works division in Warrington. The role focuses on pricing planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes for social housing, healthcare, education, and commercial properties.

You will work with pre-construction teams to deliver accurate pricing, take-offs and competitive tenders, coordinating with operations, design and supply chain to ensure deliverability and compliance.

Qualifications

• Three years estimating experience in a main contractor, planned works, refurbishment or social housing.
• Strong commercial awareness and numerical ability.
• Experience working with Schedules of Rates, NHF frameworks, NRM2 or SMM7.
• Confident communicating with suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• PAS 2035 retrofit exposure would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Producing detailed take-offs, measurements and cost build-ups covering labour, plant, materials, preliminaries and overheads.
• Preparing compliant tender submissions, including assumptions, clarifications and risk registers.
• Pricing works using Schedules of Rates, including NHF frameworks.
• Issuing subcontractor and supplier enquiries, analysing returns and benchmarking rates.
• Maintaining accurate estimating records and rate libraries.
• Identifying value-engineering opportunities without compromising quality or compliance.
• Managing tender queries and Requests for Information.
• Supporting pre-start handovers to operational and commercial teams.
• Managing multiple tenders while working to strict submission deadlines.

Skills

Estimating experience

Commercial awareness

Numerical ability

Clear communication

Deadline management

PAS 2035 exposure

Tools

Excel

Causeway

Conquest

Evaluate

Candy

Job description

Estimator | Planned Works & Refurbishment

Location: Warrington
Salary: Negotiable, dependent on experience
Benefits: Car allowance, company bonus, 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pension and additional benefits

We are working with an established national maintenance and refurbishment contractor that is looking to appoint an experienced Estimator to support the continued growth of its Planned Works division.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy pre-construction team, pricing a range of planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes across sectors including social housing, healthcare, education, defence and commercial property.

The Role

As Estimator, you will produce accurate and commercially competitive pricing for frameworks and live tenders. Typical projects will include:

• Kitchen and bathroom programmes
• External works and roofing
• Voids and refurbishment schemes
• Fire Risk Assessment works
• Compliance upgrades
• Decarbonisation and retrofit programmes

You will work closely with operational, commercial, design and supply chain teams to ensure each tender is deliverable, compliant and handed over effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Producing detailed take-offs, measurements and cost build-ups covering labour, plant, materials, preliminaries and overheads
• Preparing compliant tender submissions, including assumptions, clarifications and risk registers
• Pricing works using Schedules of Rates, including NHF frameworks
• Issuing subcontractor and supplier enquiries, analysing returns and benchmarking rates
• Maintaining accurate estimating records and rate libraries
• Identifying value-engineering opportunities without compromising quality or compliance
• Managing tender queries and Requests for Information
• Supporting pre-start handovers to operational and commercial teams
• Managing multiple tenders while working to strict submission deadlines

About You

• At least three years' estimating experience, ideally within a main contractor, planned works, refurbishment or social housing environment
• Strong commercial awareness and numerical ability
• Experience working with Schedules of Rates, NHF frameworks, NRM2 or SMM7
• Confident using Excel and estimating software such as Causeway, Conquest, Evaluate or Candy
• Able to communicate clearly with suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders
• Highly organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing competing deadlines
• Previous exposure to PAS 2035 retrofit, fire safety works or compliance-led programmes would be advantageous

What's on Offer?

• Negotiable salary based on experience
• Car allowance
• Company bonus scheme
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension, medical scheme options and life assurance
• Employee discounts, wellbeing perks and 24/7 GP referral service
• One paid volunteering day per year
• Referral bonus scheme
• Genuine opportunities for professional development and progression