Estimator / Senior Estimator

AMB Recruitment Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Pension (5% employer contribution)

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Long-term sick pay and death-in-servce

Job summary

AMB Recruitment Group is seeking an Estimator or Senior Estimator for its Acton office. The role blends office and site activity with hybrid working and a focus on civil engineering and structural repair projects across the UK.

You will review drawings and specs, produce cost estimates, run tender analyses, and collaborate with Operations and Commercial teams to ensure deliverable, safe estimates. Hybrid pattern grows to about 50% office-based after onboarding.

Qualifications

• Proven estimating experience within structural repairs, civil engineering, or a related specialist construction sector.
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge across concrete repair, structural strengthening, and refurbishment of bridges/structures.
• A degree in civil engineering or a related discipline is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong commercial awareness and confident stakeholder engagement across operational and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Review tender documentation, drawings and specifications to define scope and identify risks/opportunities.
• Prepare conceptual, budget and firm-price cost estimates including labour, plant, materials and subcontract costs.
• Issue enquiries, analyse subcontractor quotations, and build robust cost comparisons.
• Conduct site visits to understand constraints, logistics and methodology.
• Collaborate with Operations, Technical, Commercial and HSQE teams to ensure deliverable estimates.
• Develop bid clarifications and risk registers; support governance and submission documents.
• Maintain relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners to aid business development.

Skills

Estimating

Civil engineering

Budgeting

Tendering

Site visits

Education

Civil Engineering degree (advantageous)

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

Estimator / Senior Estimator
£50,000–£75,000 DOE + car allowance, pension & bonus
Hybrid working | Permanent

Our client is a well-established specialist contractor working across civil engineering and structural repair, delivering complex projects on bridges, structures and major infrastructure UK-wide. They offer a varied, technically interesting workload spanning structural rehabilitation and strengthening through to elements of major new-build schemes.

They're looking to add either an Estimator or a Senior Estimator to their Acton office. Hybrid working is genuinely built into the role, easing to around 50% office-based once you're settled in.

The role

• Review tender documentation, drawings and specifications to define scope and identify key risks and opportunities
• Prepare conceptual, budget and firm-price cost estimates, building up labour, plant, materials and subcontract costs
• Issue enquiries, analyse subcontractor quotations, and build robust cost comparisons
• Conduct site visits to understand constraints, logistics and methodology
• Work closely with Operations, Technical, Commercial and HSQE teams to ensure estimates are deliverable and safe
• Develop bid clarification and risk registers, and support governance and submission documentation
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners, supporting wider business development

What we're looking for

• Proven estimating experience within structural repairs, civil engineering, or a related specialist construction sector
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge across areas such as concrete repair, structural strengthening, and refurbishment of bridges and structures — a good range matters more than ticking every box
• A degree in civil engineering or a related discipline is advantageous but not essential
• Strong commercial awareness and confident stakeholder engagement across operational and technical teams
• Full UK driving licence; CSCS card desirable
• Good connections within the construction sector

What's on offer

• £50,000–£75,000 depending on experience
• Car allowance
• Pension (5% employer contribution)
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Long-term sick pay and death-in-service cover

If you're an Estimator or Senior Estimator with a background in specialist construction, civil engineering, or structural repair — or a hands-on Project/Construction Manager looking to move into estimating — we'd like to hear from you.
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