Glazing and Cladding Estimator

Galliford Try; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Private medical scheme options

Be Well programme

Career development

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking an experienced Glazing and Cladding Estimator to join the Oak Facades unit. Based in Leicester or Uxbridge, you will manage the estimating process from enquiry to tender submission for refurbishment, remediation, heritage restoration and fire safety projects across London and the Midlands.

You will review drawings, specifications, and schedules, produce detailed cost plans, and build strong relationships with subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Estimator role within a pre-construction environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret technical information, drawings and specifications.
• Experience with refurbishment/remediation or compliance-led projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed cost plans, estimates and tender submissions.
• Review drawings, specifications and schedules.
• Produce pricing for complex refurbishment and fire safety projects.
• Develop relationships with subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and value engineering.

Skills

Estimating

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Reading drawings

Negotiation

Education

Relevant construction qualification

Tools

MS Excel

Cost estimation software

Job description

Job Description

Role Title: Glazing and Cladding Estimator

Business Unit: Oak Facades

Location: Leicester or Uxbridge

Role Overview

Galliford Try is seeking an experienced Estimator to join our growing Pre-Construction team. The successful candidate will play a key role in securing and delivering a diverse portfolio of refurbishment, remediation, heritage restoration and fire safety projects across London and the Midlands.

Working collaboratively with Commercial, Operational and Pre-Construction colleagues, you will take responsibility for the estimating process from initial enquiry through to tender submission, ensuring accurate, competitive and commercially robust proposals.

What You Will be Doing

• Prepare detailed cost plans, estimates and tender submissions.
• Review technical documentation including drawings, specifications and schedules.
• Produce comprehensive pricing for complex refurbishment, remediation and compliance-led projects.
• Develop and maintain relationships with specialist subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Identify and assess commercial risks, opportunities and value engineering solutions.
• Support bid strategy development, programme planning and client presentations.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure a seamless handover following project award.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the estimating and pre-construction function.

Typical Projects

• Major refurbishment programmes.
• Fire remediation and building safety projects.
• Building Safety Act and Higher-Risk Building (HRB) related works.
• Compliance-led construction and asset improvement schemes.
• Heritage restoration projects.

About You

• Proven experience in an Estimator role within a pre-construction environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret technical information, drawings and specifications.
• Effective negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working on refurbishment, remediation or compliance-led construction projects.
• Ability to manage multiple tenders and work to challenging deadlines.
• Experience of Higher-Risk Building (HRB) projects.
• Knowledge of Building Safety Act requirements and associated legislation.
• Experience within façade remediation, fire safety or building envelope projects.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

Disability Confident Employer statement: Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you. As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.