Lead Executive Estimator - Infrastructure Cost Leader

Gleeds; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Networking opportunities

Holiday allowance

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Global travel scholarship

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Gleeds is seeking an Executive Estimator to lead estimating for a major Midlands infrastructure programme, spanning Derby and surrounding sites with a mix of client site, office and home working.

The role requires substantial estimating and cost-management experience, plus leadership of a team and the ability to provide authoritative cost advice to programme leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Lead the estimating function for a large infrastructure programme, establishing strategy, priorities, delivery plan and resource requirements.
• Coordinate and assure the preparation of estimates across the portfolio, ensuring appropriate approach per project scope and maturity.
• Own estimating governance, standards, templates and approval routes with clear bases, assumptions, exclusions, risk allowances, escalation and evidence.
• Provide independent challenge and cost assurance of project estimates, supplier submissions and changes to senior stakeholders.
• Work with client project managers, engineering, planning, risk, commercial and finance to align scope, schedule, risk and cost baselines.
• Lead estimate reviews, assurance panels and governance submissions, clearly communicating uncertainty and key cost drivers.
• Manage estimating demand, workload and performance; coach team and support professional development.
• Develop benchmarking, cost intelligence and estimating capability using historic data and lessons learned.
• Support programme controls, change control, investment decisions and commercial strategies with timely estimating advice.
• Maintain client relationships on the Derby site and ensure information-management requirements are met.

Skills

Estimating experience

Cost management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cost assurance

First-principles estimating

Education

Degree in cost management

Quantity surveying

Engineering

Job description

Gleeds is seeking an Executive Estimator to lead estimating for a major Midlands infrastructure programme, spanning Derby and surrounding sites with a mix of client site, office and home working.

The role requires substantial estimating and cost-management experience, plus leadership of a team and the ability to provide authoritative cost advice to programme leadership and stakeholders.