Senior Estimator

Cheetham Hill Construction Limited; Bury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheetham Hill Construction Limited seeks a Senior Estimator to play a vital role in creating successful tender bids. The position involves preparing estimates, reviewing tender information, and managing client meetings, with opportunities for training and career progression available.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension

Generous Holidays

Private Healthcare

Car Allowance or Company Car

Qualifications

• Good IT skills and familiarity with estimating software beneficial.
• Ability to review construction drawings and perform quantity take-offs.
• Skill to produce estimates from first principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare analytical estimates for incoming inquiries.
• Review tender information and assess issues that may unfold.
• Participate in all tender handover meetings.

Skills

IT Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Confidentiality

Tools

Estimating Software

Microsoft Project

Job description

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Permanent

Location: Bury, Greater Manchester

Cheetham Hill Construction is a family run business which has been operating for over 55 years. We value loyalty and fairness and have many members of the team who have been with the company over 25 years. You will not just be a number but an integral team member with chances to receive more training and the opportunity to progress.

You will play a crucial role in supporting the continuous flow of new business through the Company. We conduct a wide variety of civil engineering and construction contracts, ranging in value from £5,000 to £15million for an increasingly broad spectrum of clients. Ideally, you will have already worked in a similar role for a civil engineering contractor, pricing works involving earthworks, concrete, drainage, and remediation etc. We work on frameworks for High-End clients, utility providers and local authorities throughout the North of England.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Senior Estimator, you will prepare analytical estimates for incoming enquiries, preparing for take offs, materials, subcontractor awards where necessary, outlining programmes for costs of works and conducting any site visits, all in the process of creating successful tender bids on behalf of Cheetham Hill. You will review tender information to assess issues that may unfold, producing accurate quantities where necessary, compiling comprehensive enquires for subcontractors and other resources and negotiating all Terms and Conditions with clients prior to contract award.

As the Senior Estimator you will be participating in all tender handover meetings, and any subsequent meetings with the client should they arise.

What You Will Need

• Good IT skills, including the Microsoft Office suite of software
• Knowledge of estimating software and Microsoft Project beneficial but not essential
• Ability to review construction drawings and perform quantity take-offs
• Skill to produce estimates from first principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good time-management and organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times
• A professional attitude to representing the Company
• Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines
• Capability to work on multiple tenders and budgets
  
  

Benefits: You will be joining a fast-paced environment, where no two days are the same. In return we can offer you a competitive salary, pension, generous holidays, private healthcare and either a car allowance or company car.

Click apply today, or contact James Lacey at Cheetham Hill Construction for more information on the role.

Note To Recruitment Agencies

Cheetham Hill Construction have created relationships with selected recruitment agencies.

All roles will be filled internally by the Resourcing Manager, but should we require assistance we will use the agencies in our Supply Chain.

Cheetham Hill therefore ask that any agencies not contacted by us for assistance to refrain from contacting operational, commercial or directorship members of our staff.

Any CV’s that are sent through unsolicited will be discounted from any roles and it may affect the candidate’s future chances of further contact.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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