Estimator/Senior Estimator

Novus Property Solutions Ltd.; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme 7.5%

Healthcare scheme

Discounts

Volunteer day

27 days holiday

Job summary

Novus Property Solutions is seeking an Estimator or Senior Estimator to support tender pricing for social housing refurbishment projects. You will prepare quotations, review supplier and subcontractor quotations, and develop accurate project pricing with input from bid and operations teams.

The role offers hybrid working and a base in multiple locations, with a focus on delivering competitive tenders and value engineering while collaborating with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Estimator or Senior Estimator, ideally in social housing refurbishment or construction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with cost planning and tender pricing.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and processing quotations, bids and tenders.
• Producing tender breakdowns and substantiation, including value engineering.
• Liaising with teams, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers and clients to establish project specs.

Skills

Communication skills

Cost planning

Estimator experience

Tools

Causeway

Job description

Overview

Base: Flexible working from Stoke-on-Trent Head Office, Warrington, Burton or Birmingham.

Hybrid working: typically 3 days in the office and 2 days at home. Working hours are usually 08:30 – 17:00, Monday to Friday.

As an Estimator or Senior Estimator with Novus, you’ll play a key role in supporting our continued growth. Working closely with our Bid and Operational teams, you’ll produce accurate, competitive pricing for tenders with both new and existing clients, primarily within a social housing refurbishment environment.

Our estimating team works collaboratively across a range of regions, clients and programmes of work, giving you variety and the opportunity to get involved in diverse projects. With ambitious growth plans over the next three years, your focus will be on helping us improve the success of the tenders we submit, bringing commercial awareness, attention to detail and a competitive edge to everything you do.

What’s in it for you

• Attractive salary and benefits package tailored to the role
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell annual leave
• Company pension scheme, with contributions of up to 7.5%
• Hybrid working, with flexible working patterns considered where possible

We also offer a discounted healthcare scheme, high street and lifestyle discounts including Tastecard, one paid volunteering day per year, length of service awards and much more.

What you’ll be doing

• Preparing and processing quotations, bids and tenders
• Preparing supplier and subcontractor enquiries, reviewing quotations and supporting the selection process
• Producing quantities for building works to support accurate project pricing
• Assessing material, labour and plant requirements when compiling tenders
• Producing tender breakdowns and substantiation, including value engineering to meet client budget requirements
• Liaising with operational teams, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers and clients to establish project specifications, preliminary requirements, risks and exclusions
• Attending and contributing to meetings with colleagues, clients and customers when required
• Assessing commercial and operational risks associated with tender submissions
• Measuring jobs from inception using SMM7, NRM or similar methods

About You

You’ll bring experience as an Estimator or Senior Estimator, ideally within a social housing refurbishment, property services, maintenance or construction environment. You’ll be confident pricing works from first principles and have experience of cost planning, with the attention to detail needed to produce accurate, commercially sound tenders.

Strong written and verbal communication skills are important, as you’ll work closely with internal teams, clients, suppliers and subcontractors. You’ll be comfortable pricing larger-scale projects, while also managing multiple smaller tenders at the same time. Experience using Causeway or similar estimating software would be advantageous.

If you’re commercially minded, collaborative and looking for an opportunity where you can make a real impact as part of an established, people-focused business, we’d love to hear from you.

A little bit about us

Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance and decarbonisation specialist, with more than 700 colleagues across Great Britain. We combine local knowledge with national strength, delivering bespoke services and solutions to a wide range of clients.

We are a socially and environmentally responsible, family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage. At Novus, we value people and are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring their full selves to work.

We know that people very rarely meet every requirement listed in a job advert, so if this role feels like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every criterion. You may be just who we are looking for in this role, or another opportunity with us.