Senior Estimator

Howells Solutions Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits package

Hybrid work

Job summary

Howells Solutions Limited in London is seeking an experienced Estimator for Social Housing, Planned Maintenance and Decarbonisation/ Retrofit projects to price tenders for housing associations, local councils and RSLs.

The role blends rigorous estimating with commercial bid leadership, requiring the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build robust, first-principles costings. Hybrid London/home working is available as part of a modern, forward‑looking business.

Qualifications

• Pricing for planned maintenance and decarbonisation projects.
• Experience with fire safety/building safety remediation is preferred.
• Knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates and open-book costing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an accurate cost base through regular market price review.
• Coordinate tender bids and document management.
• Analyse tender documents and amendments for accuracy.
• Input subcontractor bids and form up first-principles costings.
• Assemble documents for settlement and handover meetings.
• Lead bid formation with direct labour costings where required.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to support commercial decisions.

Skills

Estimating

Bid management

Commercial acumen

Tools

ConQuest

Causeway

CostX

Job description

Estimator - Social Housing, Planned Maintenance, Decarbonisation / Retrofit

£80K - £100K + Bonus + Benefits

London / Hybrid (Flexibility to work from Home)

We are recruiting for a leading property services contractor to find a Senior Estimator to take responsibility for pricing winning planned maintenance / decent homes and decarbonisation / retrofit tenders for housing associations, local councils and RSL's.

This is more than a measurement and pricing role. The successful candidate will combine technical estimating expertise with strong commercial judgement, bid leadership and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.

Estimator Responsibilities:

• Maintaining an accurate cost base by regular review of market prices
• Co-ordination of tender bids
• Check and acknowledge tender documents and amendments
• Organise copy of tender documents and amendments for appropriate parties
• Record supply chain and performance data
• Analyse, compare, and Input subcontractor bids into tender
• Build up rates from first principles where necessary to support subcontractor quotes
• Using first principles build ups to construct a fully formed bid using a direct labour workforce
• Assembling relevant documents for settlement and handover meeting

Estimator Experience:

• Pricing occupied-homes programmes, including kitchens, bathrooms, roofing, windows, external fabric and M&E renewals
• Experience of fire safety, passive fire protection, building safety remediation and/or high‑rise refurbishment
• Understanding of retrofit delivery, ideally including PAS 2035/PAS 2030 and funded decarbonisation programmes
• Strong knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates, framework pricing, open‑book costing, measured term and fixed‑price contracts
• Advanced Excel capability and recognised estimating software such as ConQuest, Causeway, CostX or equivalent.
• HRB experience or experience of building safety related projects

Estimator Salary & Benefits:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group's success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package. You will be part of a stable business with ambitious growth plans over the next 5 years