Graduate Estimator - Water Infrastructure & Pre-Construction

Peoplebank; Ramsgate; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance 24–26 days

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Clancy is seeking a Graduate Estimator to join our team, supporting commercial and pre-construction activities for major water infrastructure projects across the UK. You’ll help produce accurate cost estimates to inform planning and delivery, working with experienced estimators, environmental professionals and project leaders.

You’ll gain hands-on experience across civil engineering, utilities and environmental delivery, with structured development, mentoring and on‑the‑job training to build

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline such as Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem‑solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Interest in understanding construction drawings and specifications and willingness to learn to interpret them with the team.
• A logical and methodical approach.
• Exposure to site environments or the built environment through placements, university projects or work experience would be helpful but isn’t essential.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, and generally highly computer literate.
• A full, clean UK driving licence is also required.
• Please note that visa sponsorship cannot be offered for this role.
• All candidates must have the full right to work in the UK without restriction.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of project programmes and cost estimates for new projects.
• Review and analyse drawings, specifications and tender documents to identify requirements and risks.
• Obtain and analyse supplier and subcontractor quotations to support accurate pricing.
• Attend site visits with the bid team.
• Manage risk registers and compile pricing clarifications.
• Support with preparing Bills of Quantities (BoQs) and take‑offs from drawings.
• Work with design, procurement and project delivery teams to ensure estimates align with project scope and methodology.
• Contribute to value engineering exercises to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain an organised database of supplier rates, historical project costs and benchmarking data.
• Assist in post-tender reviews and handovers to project teams.

Skills

Numerical analysis

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Clancy is seeking a Graduate Estimator to join our team, supporting commercial and pre-construction activities for major water infrastructure projects across the UK. You’ll help produce accurate cost estimates to inform planning and delivery, working with experienced estimators, environmental professionals and project leaders.

You’ll gain hands-on experience across civil engineering, utilities and environmental delivery, with structured development, mentoring and on‑the‑job training to build