Senior Estimating Lead for Infrastructure Programs

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and qualifications

Networking opportunities

Generous holiday allowance

Competitive salary

Employee assistance programme

Global travel scholarship

Flexible working

Volunteering opportunities

Great Place to Work

Job summary

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd in the Midlands is expanding its Estimating team to lead an executive estimating function for a major infrastructure programme across Derby, Nottingham and Birmingham. The role focuses on establishing strategy, governance and credible cost baselines in a fast-moving client team.

You will manage, coach and develop the estimating team, coordinate cross-disciplinary inputs and provide evidence-based cost advice to programme leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Substantial estimating or cost-management experience on complex programmes.
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• Leadership of an estimating team or function with multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the estimating function for a large infrastructure programme in the Midlands, establishing strategy and delivery plans.
• Own estimating governance, standards, templates and approval routes with clear bases and evidence.
• Provide cost assurance and independent challenge of project estimates and changes.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineering, planning, risk, commercial and finance to align scope and cost baselines.
• Lead estimate reviews and governance submissions, communicating uncertainty and key cost drivers.

Skills

Estimating leadership

Cost management

Stakeholder mgmt

First-principles estimating

Risk & uncertainty

Education

Degree in cost management / QS / engineering

Job description

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd in the Midlands is expanding its Estimating team to lead an executive estimating function for a major infrastructure programme across Derby, Nottingham and Birmingham. The role focuses on establishing strategy, governance and credible cost baselines in a fast-moving client team.

You will manage, coach and develop the estimating team, coordinate cross-disciplinary inputs and provide evidence-based cost advice to programme leadership and stakeholders.