Highways Estimator

Telent Technology Services Ltd; Warwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday option

Company pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Occupational health support

Telent Reward discounts

Job summary

Telent Technology Services Ltd. in Warwick is seeking a high-accuracy Highways Estimator to price traffic signal scheme works and support tendering for major motorway and road communications projects. The role is hybrid, requiring presence at the Warwick HQ 1–2 days per week and occasional travel.

You will research costs, interpret technical drawings, and collaborate with bid managers to deliver competitive tenders while ensuring value and risk are properly accounted for.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway/infra estimating or pricing schemes.
• Ability to cost from first principles for maintenance, installation and commissioning services.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Knowledge of NEC contract models and pricing methods.
• Experience in risk capture as part of opportunity modelling.

Responsibilities

• Pricing of Traffic Signals Scheme works.
• Research materials, equipment, transport and labour costs and prepare risk and opportunity registers.
• Capture prelims, storage, survey, mobilisation and demobilisation requirements and costs for technology schemes on highways.
• Provide technical support to Bid Managers for tender preparation.
• Collaborate with internal teams to optimise delivery models and competitive tender prices.
• Interact with client Quantity Surveyors to gather pricing data for installation service tenders and answer queries.
• Develop our technical offerings for Motorway and Roads communications and technology solutions.

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Reporting to the Senior Bid Manager, the Highways Estimator will work on a broad cross section of tenders across the highways sector, including traffic signals projects and working on some of the most prestigious projects on motorway schemes across the UK.

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to be in our Warwick HQ 1-2 days per week, as well as ad hoc travel to other locations on occasion.

What you’ll do

• Pricing of Traffic Signals Scheme works
• Research materials, equipment, transport and labour costs including producing risk and opportunity registers.
• Understand and accurately capture prelims, storage, survey, mobilisation and demobilisation requirements and associated costs to deliver technology schemes on highways
• Provide technical support to the Bid Managers for preparing tenders to secure projects
• Liaise with internal operational and procurement teams to determine the most cost efficient delivery model that will lead to improve on-site productivity, reduce waste and provide the most competitive tender price
• Will have direct contact with the client i.e. Quantity Surveyors to pull together pricing information for the installation service tenders and respond to any technical query or questions
• Develop our technical offerings and capabilities for Motorway and Roads communications and technology solutions

Who you are

You are a motivated and detail-focused Estimator with experience in highways and infrastructure. You’ll have strong analytical and organisational skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively to produce accurate estimates and support successful project delivery.

Key Requirements

• Experience of working in a similar estimating role working on technology or communication projects in a Highways focussed business is essential
• Ability to cost from 1st principles technology maintenance, installation & commissioning services for highways projects including interpretation of technical and communication drawings, cabling schematic diagrams or specifications and validation of Bills of Quantities etc.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, and in particular strong Excel skills
• Good understanding of NEC contract models, and costing methodologies
• Experience of capturing, reviewing and reflecting risk as part of opportunity modelling.
• Good understanding and knowledge of Highways sector specifications and pricing Schedules including 1500 series works (Motorway Communications) is desirable

What we offer

At Telent, we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage diverse perspectives across our teams.

The additional benefits with this role

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

We are guided by our values and behaviours

• Be Inclusive
• Take Responsibility
• Collaborate
• Be Customer-focussed

Join us and help deliver critical infrastructure projects that make a real difference.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.