Estimator – Piling, with Route to Senior Estimator

Sheet Piling (UK) Limited; Chorley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

25 days paid annual leave

CPD and professional membership

Route to Senior Estimator

Own plant/stock ownership

Job summary

Sheet Piling (UK) Limited is seeking an experienced Estimator for its head office in Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley. The role covers enquiries from receipt to submission, pricing all elements from plant to preliminaries, and coordinating with in-house design and construction teams.

You will price tenders for sheet piling, ground engineering and temporary works, with evidence of NEC/JCT contract awareness and strong Excel numeracy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Estimator with a specialist contractor in sheet piling, ground engineering, temporary works.
• Confidence reading engineering drawings, specifications and ground investigation data
• Working knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts, and how contract terms affect price and risk
• Strong numeracy and good Excel skills
• You live within a comfortable daily commute of Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley

Responsibilities

• Review incoming enquiries, including drawings, specifications, site investigation reports and contract documents
• Build priced tenders from first principles: plant, labour, materials, transport, preliminaries, etc.
• Agree the installation method with our in-house design team, and price accordingly
• Work with Construction and Plant teams so outputs reflect site realities
• Prepare clear, well qualified submissions with sensible assumptions, exclusions and value engineering options
• Follow up submitted tenders with main contractors and support negotiations through to award
• Take part in tender review meetings and handover the job to the delivery team
• Visit sites and meet clients when a job calls for it

Skills

Estimator experience

Reading drawings

Excel skills

Contract knowledge

Local commute

Education

Civil Engineering/Bachelor degree

Quantity Surveying related

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Sheet Piling (UK) Limited is seeking an experienced Estimator for its head office in Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley. The role covers enquiries from receipt to submission, pricing all elements from plant to preliminaries, and coordinating with in-house design and construction teams.

You will price tenders for sheet piling, ground engineering and temporary works, with evidence of NEC/JCT contract awareness and strong Excel numeracy.