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J Murphy & Sons; Golborne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting a Principal Estimator to lead a major programme of works within the Transportation team at our Golborne office. You will drive best practice in estimating, develop junior staff, and coordinate with project designers to ensure accurate tenders.

Educated to degree level with experience as a lead on large projects for a Tier 1 contractor, Chartered status preferred. Candy estimating software knowledge is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a related discipline or field
• Experience as primary lead on a large-scale programme for a Tier 1 contractor
• Chartered status preferable
• Skilled in apprising management and client on quality and risks of estimates
• Experienced in managing others including estimators
• Experienced in bottom-up pricing
• Extensive variety in types of work priced
• Candy estimating software knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead a large-scale programme of works with support from the wider function
• Drive best practice within the estimating function and bid structure
• Support junior team members with professional development
• Promote health, safety and environmental practices with SHEQ
• Attend project start-up meetings and site visits
• Prepare enquiry schedules from tender documents and specs
• Evaluate quotations and align with project requirements
• Prepare Bills of Quantities and bottom-up estimates
• Contribute to risk registers and attend risk meetings
• Present estimates at tender price settlement meetings
• Prepare tender handover documentation
• Support problems solving within estimates and respond to queries
• Record tender changes from client negotiations and review contracts
• Help develop the company estimating database
• Provide feedback on estimates vs actual costs to project teams

Skills

People management

Bottom up pricing

Pricing accuracy

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Candy estimating software

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for aPrincipal Estimatorto work with theTransportationteam across various projects, based out of the Golborne office

- WA3 3JD

With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, we provide practical, innovative results, working around the individual needs of our customers. Rail renewals to enhancements, bridge building, highways, ports and emergency earthworks – our award-winning team has extensive experience and has been involved in projects that have changed the face of transport networks in three countries.

We dedicate ourselves to being ‘better engineered’ to ensure our transportation infrastructure solutions meet and exceed customer requirements, delivering value for money through innovation.

A day in the life of a Murphy Principal Estimator

• With support from the wider function be the primary lead on a large-scale programme of works
• Drive best practice throughout the function and into the wider bid structure
• Support junior team members with their professional development
• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHEQ department.
• Attend project start-up meetings and make site visits.
• Produce enquiry schedules for scope of works & packages required from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued.
• Identify tender deliverables required from the Project Designers.
• Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enters into correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements.
• Prepares Bill of Quantities to appropriate methods of measurement.
• Prepares bottom-up estimate using industry/ company norms on an estimating system (Candy)
• Input to project risk register and attends a project risk meetings
• Attend tender price settlement meetings to present and explain estimate and its basis.
• Attend Tender Handover meetings and prepare tender handover documentation.
• Facilitate and manage the successful development of solutions to problems within estimates.
• As necessary provide support and respond to tender queries made by project team personnel.
• Attend meetings with clients to plan, promote and negotiate proposals. Record all changes to the tender price required following negotiations.
• Review and check contract documentation to ensure it accurately reflects the offer made.
• Helps develop the company estimating database.
• Helps generate effective feedback on estimates and actual costs with the project teams

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, in a related discipline or experience in field
• Previous experience as a primary lead on a large-scale programme of works for a Tier 1 contractor
• Chartered status preferable
• Skilled in apprising management and client for the quality and risks of conceptual and detailed estimates
• Experienced in managing others, including Estimators
• Experienced in bottom up pricing
• Extensive variety in types of work priced
• Preference for good knowledge of Candy estimating software