Estimator / Pre-Construction Manager – £70k – £98k plus benefits

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction recruitment firm is seeking an Estimator/Pre-Construction Manager to oversee Main Contracting Tenders and manage estimating processes for high-rise residential projects in London. The successful candidate will be highly numerate and experienced in leading projects with a strong commercial awareness. This role offers a competitive salary along with benefits including a pension scheme and a supportive management team.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Supportive Management Team

Competitive salary and package

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating and managing construction projects.
• Ability to build Bill of Quantities (BOQs) accurately.
• Knowledge of building regulations and NHBC standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead Main Contracting Tenders.
• Develop a full set of BOQs.
• Conduct risk analysis of the provided information.
• Prepare information packages for handover to construction team.

Skills

Strong commercial awareness

Experience as a lead estimator

Highly numerate

Understanding of costs differences

Experience with OJEU projects

Knowledge of high rise residential projects

Confident and resourceful approach

Self motivated

Commitment to previous firms

Ability to manage team members

Job description

Estimator / Pre-Construction Manager – £70k – £98k plus benefits

My client has experience in the design and construction of quality apartments spanning social housing, luxury apartments and inner-city developments, servicing both the private and public sectors.

They bring financial strength and operational flexibility to offer a range of project delivery options to their Clients and partners.

Their core product is medium to high rise RC frame apartment blocks [30 to 100 units].

They have secured a full pipeline of work to 2020 with tier one Housing Association providers in London [all G15 HA’s].

Salary: £70k - £98k plus package
Location: London
Region: London

Job Responsibilities

• The Estimator and Pre Construction Manager will plan and lead all matters relating to Main Contracting Tenders in conjunction with other departments.
• Check and acknowledge bid documents and amendments.
• Abstract information into subcontract and material packages.
• Develop a full set of BOQ’s based on Sub Contract tender returns and/or own measures with rates applied.
• Develop risk analysis of the information provided/not provided by the Client.
• Review and ascertain costs associated with logistics, time frame etc.
• Working closely with the Commercial Manager, Head of Design and Head of Operations is key.
• Complete Form of Tender and tender letter with any qualification and complete contract sum Analysis/Schedule if necessary.
• Prepare information packages for handover to construction team if successful, attend handover meeting and brief the team on tender bid.
• Identify scope of value engineering / value creation and identify tender risk.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong commercial awareness.
• Experience as a lead estimator with a Main Contractor undertaking similar work.
• Highly numerate, with the ability to build Bill of Quantities (BOQ’s) quickly and accurately.
• Understanding of costs differences associated with mixed tenure schemes.
• Experience of taking an Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) project from Pre Qualification Questionnaires (PQQ).
• Knowledge of constructing high rise residential projects, building regulations, National House Building Control (NHBC) etc.
• Must have a confident, resourceful and ‘can-do’ approach to work.
• Self motivated.
• Clearly demonstrable commitment to previous firms.
• Clearly demonstrable commitment to increase their responsibility and manage team members.

Company Overview

As a family business that has grown into a profitable organisation, we have the ability to avoid protracted and bureaucratic decisions, allowing us to benefit from our team members differing ideas and lateral solutions.

We bring financial strength and operational flexibility to offer a range of project delivery options to our Clients and partners.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Friendly and understanding Management Team who promote CPD and in house information sharing and “new ideas” from all team members
• Competitive salary and package