Freelance Estimator

Kenna Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenna Recruitment Ltd is seeking a freelance Estimator for a London-based fit-out and refurbishment contractor. You will price 2 x £4 million tenders, review drawings and specs, and prepare cost breakdowns along with preliminaries, overheads and profit.

Responsibilities include undertaking detailed quantity take-offs across partitions, ceilings, flooring, joinery, decorations and M&E, obtaining subcontractor quotations, and liaising with clients and suppliers to ensure accurate submissions

Qualifications

• Review architectural drawings, specifications and tender documents to prepare accurate cost estimates.
• Undertake detailed quantity take-offs and pricing across all trades.
• Obtain and analyse subcontractor and supplier quotations for tender submissions.
• Prepare detailed cost breakdowns, preliminaries, overheads and profit.
• Identify scope gaps and cost risks and propose value engineering solutions.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and suppliers to clarify tender requirements and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review architectural drawings, specifications and tender documents to prepare accurate cost estimates for commercial fit-out and refurbishment.
• Undertake detailed quantity take-offs and pricing across all relevant trades.
• Obtain and analyse subcontractor and supplier quotations to ensure competitive submissions.
• Prepare detailed cost breakdowns and tender pricing schedules including budgets.
• Identify risks and opportunities for cost efficiency and liaise with stakeholders to meet deadlines.

Skills

Quantity take-offs

Tender pricing

Cost breakdowns

Value engineering

Job description

Our Client are an established fit out and refurbishment contractor based in London - due to several tenders coming in just before the Christmas break they need a freelance Estimator to price 2 £4million tenders for them.

• Review architectural drawings, specifications and tender documents to prepare accurate cost estimates for commercial fit-out and refurbishment projects.
• Undertake detailed quantity take-offs and pricing across all relevant trades, including partitions, ceilings, flooring, joinery, decorations and M&E.
• Obtain and analyse subcontractor and supplier quotations to ensure competitive and commercially accurate tender submissions.
• Prepare detailed cost breakdowns, bills of quantities, tender pricing schedules and project budgets, including preliminaries, overheads and profit.
• Identify scope gaps, cost risks and opportunities for value engineering, providing practical solutions to improve cost efficiency.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and suppliers to clarify tender requirements, manage queries and deliver accurate estimates within agreed deadlines