Principal Estimator

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading military support firm in Bristol is seeking a Principal Estimator to manage cost aspects and ensure robust project estimating services. The role requires strong estimating experience and understanding of project controls. This position offers hybrid working options and an extensive benefits package, including employee assistance and development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project estimating services.
• Ability to establish and maintain estimating systems.
• Experience in developing bid proposals and contract changes.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost and financial aspects of programme delivery.
• Develop and implement effective cost estimating processes.
• Coordinate estimates for bid proposals.

Skills

Strong background as an Estimator

Understanding of Project Controls

Job description

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Location:

Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid:

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol. Hybrid working available

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 67080

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Estimator at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The role

As a Principal Estimator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be working on supporting the delivery of vital military capability. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise. Day to day, you’ll be supporting the UK Submarine Portfolio in providing project estimating services. At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far.

Day-to-day, you will play a crucial role in managing the cost and financial aspects of programme delivery through to completion. This includes the development and implementation of effective cost estimating processes and techniques, to ensure that the forecasts for both bids and on-contract work are robust.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Establish, implement, and maintain best practice estimating systems across the Portfolio, including standardisation of approach within the Portfolio working with the Project Controls discipline.
• Coordinate and develop project work-in-progress (WIP) commitment and estimate at complete (EAC) forecasts.
• Coordinate and develop estimates for bid proposals and large value contract changes.
• Support the development of the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) for new projects.
• Liaising with Risk, Scheduling, Cost Control Discipline Leads to ensure robust and integrated estimates.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Ashton Vale, Bristol. Hybrid working available.

Essential experience of the Principal Estimator

• You must have a strong background as an Estimator.
• You must have an understanding of Project Controls.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check(SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.