Senior Civil Estimator[1110736]

Binnies; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water industry is seeking a Senior Civil Estimator to support various design and build projects, particularly in North Wales. This remote role involves significant collaboration and offers an opportunity for impact within the estimations department, engaging with supply chain partners and ensuring efficient project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience with first principal measurement and cost estimation.
• Ability to estimate projects from budget to detailed estimates.
• Knowledge of water industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce discipline-specific estimates and Bills Of Quantity.
• Engage and coordinate with all estimating disciplines.
• Build and maintain key supply chain relationships.

Skills

Civil Works estimating experience

Communication skills

Risk management techniques

Organisational skills

Tools

CCS Candy Construction Software

Job description

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The role will support the Framework Opportunities identified within DCWW (Welsh Water), United Utilities and Southern Water for Design & Build and Asset Health, plus future D&B work associated with Industrial Water opportunities.

This is a remote role, however some site visits would be beneficial. The initial work will mainly be around North Wales, so ideally you will be located at least within an hour from there such as Shrewsbury, Chester etc.

This role will provide the opportunity for a more diverse workforce and provide longer term resilience for the Estimating department.

As a Senior Civil Estimator, a role which combines technical and commercial skills; being part of a team developing project scope, programme and cost for our clients that are sustainable and affordable.

The Binnies UK estimating team is also active in supporting and securing new Design and Build project work for the Delivery business. As part of the wider Binnies UK estimating team there will also be the potential opportunity to support competitively tendered and negotiated work for individual projects and future frameworks, both within the water industry and other industrial sectors.

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Civil Estimator role include:

• Development and production of the discipline specific estimate, quantitative take-off and Bills Of Quantity (BOQs).
• Assist in the development of and actively develop an understanding of the project solution, challenge where appropriate, to enable the creation of the estimate.
• Engage and coordinate with all Estimating disciplines and Engineering / Technical Specialists
• Composition and issuing of enquiries to the Supply Chain, adjudication of returned quotations, preparation of bid tabs for supplier/subcontractor comparisons and recommendations for the basis of estimate.
• Prepare estimate summaries and submission documents relating to; estimate reviews, cost assurance and client submittals.
• Participate and support the handover of estimating data to delivery teams
• Engage and develop relationships with key supply chain partners
• Communicate with the wider business including commercial, procurement, engineering and construction teams.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Support and provide input to the management of risk and opportunity
• Be aware of current health, safety and environmental requirements and changes
• Obtain feedback on delivered projects; incorporate lesson learnt within future projects and utilise cost data
• Support the development and implementation of continual improvement and increased efficiencies in the departments data and processes.
• Input to and maintain quotation and cost rate databases, cost curve and cost models.

About You

An estimating role forms an essential link in the pre-construction / tendering processes, requiring an effective communicator, with experience to interpret, interrogate and influence the design and construction of a project, whilst developing the cost estimate and associated deliverables.

Skills and experience should include:

• Civil Works estimating experience utilising a computerised analytical estimating system, ideally CCS Candy Construction Software
• Ability to complete first principal measurement and cost estimation
• Capability to estimate projects at different stages of the project life cycle, from high-level budget through to detailed estimates with quantitative take-off, working with the relevant level of design detail at each stage.
• Experience sufficient to understand and influence the design and constructability of a project.
• Experience with opportunity and risk management techniques and application within an estimate
• Knowledge of the water industry, would be ideal but not essential
• Good communication skills, both written and oral. Ability to integrate and be part of a team
• Be a well disciplined and organised individual, to manage work and to work to strict deadlines