Estimator/ Senior Estimator

BPIC Network; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Private medical

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme

MEA

Electric car leasing

Job summary

Willmott Dixon in Bristol is seeking a Senior Estimator to join our Wales & West pre-construction team. The role combines estimating leadership with Tender and cost planning, while supporting hybrid working with one day per week from home.

You will price trades from first principles, lead the supply chain enquiry process, prepare cost plans, and contribute to whole life costing and waste management plans for projects.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering tenders for multiple projects.
• Experience with various construction methods.
• Strong cost control, timing and quality management.
• Ability to read drawings and technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Price selected trades from first principles.
• Lead the supply chain enquiry process.
• Produce a detailed control document at handover to delivery team.
• Conduct take-offs and price movements up to SMM7.
• Lead and prepare the full commercial and pricing element of tenders and cost plans.
• Prepare whole life costing analyses.
• Prepare preconstruction waste management plans.
• Ensure bid processes reflect our customer-first ethos.

Skills

Tendering experience

Cost control

Reading drawings & specs

Quantities take-offs (SMM7)

Mathematical ability

Education

MCIOB / MRICS expected

Job description

Bristol, United Kingdom | Posted on 12/08/2024

Willmott Dixon are looking to recruit a Estimator/Senior Estimator to join our Wales & West region working out of our Bristol office. Whilst your base will be in Bristol, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with 1 day a week working from home.

Reporting to the Principal Estimator, the successful candidate will work as part of our pre-construction team to manage commercial activities with a high degree of acumen whilst identifying opportunities to add value throughout the project process.

Key responsibilities of a Senior Estimator are:

• To manage commercial activities with a high degree of acumen.
  
• To identify opportunities to add value throughout the project process.
  
• To identify risks and input into project risk register.
  
• To price selected trades from first principles.
  
• To lead the supply chain enquiry process.
  
• To produce a detailed control document at handover to delivery team.
  
• To conduct their role in a way which is consistent with the company's sustainability objectives.
  
• To complete project take – offs
  
• To lead and prepare the complete commercial and pricing element of a tender or cost plan.
  
• To prepare whole life costing analysis
  
• To prepare preconstruction element of the project waste management plan
  
• To constantly reinforce and deliver our customer first ethic through successful bid and personal performance.
  

Requirements

• Successful delivery of tenders on a wide range of tenders
• Have experience of various construction methods
• Experience of controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets
• Experience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings and technical specifications
• Good standard of mathematical ability
• Experience of taking off quantities up to SMM 7
• Working towards MCIOB/RICS

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

• enhanced pension scheme
• full / heavily discounted private medical
• life assurance
• incentive bonus
• car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel
• motoring expenditure allowance (MEA)
• new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme