Estimator / Senior Estimator

AmcoGiffen; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Holiday + bank holidays

Volunteer days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Health plan

Professional development

Safe working environment

Job summary

AmcoGiffen, a Civil Engineering contractor in Scotland, is seeking an experienced Estimator/Senior Estimator to manage tender documentation, prepare and present bids, and liaise with Supply Chain for enquiries.

Role requires First Principles Estimating experience, civil engineering project background, and strong Excel/estimating software skills to deliver cost-effective tenders for rail, highways, and utilities across Scotland.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Estimator or Senior Estimator in multi-disciplinary civil engineering sectors such as rail, highways, aviation, and/or utilities and power.
• First Principles Estimating experience
• Civil engineering project experience
• Working knowledge of Excel and estimating software

Responsibilities

• Effective registration, control, and administration of tender documentation
• Preparation and management of tenders from receipt of documents through to delivery
• Presentation of tenders to senior management at tender review meetings
• Liaison with the Supply Chain team in respect of placing supplier/subcontractor enquiries
• Technical and commercial appraisal of construction labour, plant, materials, and temporary works
• Take-offs from drawings and production of cost-effective tenders from first principles
• Effective analysis and pricing of risks
• Preparation of tender submission documents
• Preparation of estimating reports

Skills

Tendering experience

Tendering

Cost estimation

Project estimating

Tools

Excel

Estimating software

Job description

Sector: Civil Engineering (Rail & Non-Rail)
Location: Cumbernauld, Scotland

What We Offer

• Competitive salary negotiable based on experience
• Company car or allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Up to 3 volunteer days annually
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Westfield Health cash plan & rewards
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
• A safe, supportive working environment

About Us

AmcoGiffen delivers maintenance frameworks, capital delivery and complex civil engineering across the UK, including bridge reconstruction, environmental infrastructure, highways, tunnels, station works, lineside civils and utility installations. Our clients include Local Authorities, Network Rail, energy companies and environmental organisations.

Join our dynamic, fast-paced environment working on multi-disciplinary projects for a diverse range of clients. Our project portfolio includes:

• Highways & Roads
• Under bridges, Overbridges & Footbridges
• Tunnels & Station Infrastructure
• Flood Alleviation & Repairs
• Earthworks & Embankments
• Lineside Civils, Cabling, Trough Routes & Telecoms

Our Scotland business unit is involved in a variety of projects, including small civil works within our Civils Asset Management framework, large-scale rail infrastructure projects, and non-rail civil engineering infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Effective registration, control, and administration of tender documentation
• Preparation and management of tenders from receipt of documents through to delivery
• Presentation of tenders to senior management at tender review meetings
• Liaison with the Supply Chain team in respect of placing supplier/subcontractor enquiries
• Technical and commercial appraisal of construction labour, plant, materials, and temporary works
• Take-offs from drawings and production of cost-effective tenders from first principles
• Effective analysis and pricing of risks
• Preparation of tender submission documents
• Preparation of estimating reports
• Providing assistance to proposals and contract management functions

Requirements

• Previous experience as an Estimator or Senior Estimator in multi-disciplinary civil engineering sectors such as rail, highways, aviation, and/or utilities and power
• First Principles Estimating experience
• Civil engineering project experience
• Working knowledge of Excel (& Word) and estimating software

If you’re ready to bring your estimating expertise to a reputable company involved in impactful civil engineering projects across Scotland, we’d love to hear from you.

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.