Lead Estimator – Water, Bottom-Up Costing (Hybrid)

Thames Water; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £60,000

26 days annual leave (increasing with

Generous pension

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Lead Estimator to join its niche Estimating team. You will use Benchmark to develop bottom-up cost estimates from scope and data sources, and benchmark contractor costs as part of value-for-money statements.

You will lead the creation of a new estimating database, review costs, and train junior members while ensuring stakeholder engagement to meet KPIs. Base location is Reading – Hybrid, 36 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in estimating is essential, with prior work in engineering, water or construction roles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Exceptional team player and ability to lead projects when required.
• Excellent time management with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• High attention to detail in cost estimation and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Create bottom-up estimates when system costings aren’t available.
• Review scope for errors/inconsistencies and request clarifications from the designer team.
• Review and approve costs for all estimates before submitting to stakeholders.
• Lead development of a new bottom-up estimating database to improve capabilities.
• Review contractor returns and update standard templates for future use by the Estimating team.
• Provide support and training to junior team members on end-to-end process.
• Identify opportunities to improve the end-to-end process.
• Ensure all stakeholders are engaged to meet KPIs.

Skills

Estimating experience

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

Benchmark estimating system

Job description

Thames Water is seeking a Lead Estimator to join its niche Estimating team. You will use Benchmark to develop bottom-up cost estimates from scope and data sources, and benchmark contractor costs as part of value-for-money statements.

You will lead the creation of a new estimating database, review costs, and train junior members while ensuring stakeholder engagement to meet KPIs. Base location is Reading – Hybrid, 36 hours per week.