Senior Estimator

Kier Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Estimator to join our Pre-Construction Team on a nationwide basis. The role focuses on generating profitable tenders, estimating project costs, and collaborating across teams to ensure successful delivery.

You will lead the estimating function, mentor junior members, and drive cost efficiency while maintaining quality and risk control across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with Main Contractor or Tier 1 Contractor.
• Proficient in Excel, estimating software, and take-off software (Blue Beam).
• Leadership experience within a pre-construction team.
• Experience mentoring junior team members.
• Knowledge of benchmarking and cost planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the estimating team, promoting best practice throughout the tender process.
• Estimate costs and resources for projects, negotiate with suppliers and subcontractors to minimise costs.
• Contribute to assessment, preparation and submission of tenders while maximising profit and minimising risk; build strong commercial relationships.
• Participate in project handovers to fulfilment teams and provide accurate reports and forecasts.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring junior staff

Benchmarking

Cost planning

Tools

Excel

Estimating Software

Blue Beam

Job description

We're looking for Senior Estimators to join our Pre-Construction Team within Kier Strategic Projects.

Location: Nationwide
Hours: Full-time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Senior Estimator, you'll play a vital role in supporting the generation of profitable tenders within our Construction business. You'll be estimating project costs, identifying opportunities to maximise profit, and working collaboratively across teams to ensure successful project delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to use your technical expertise whilst developing and mentoring others in the estimating team.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Estimator, you'll be working within the Strategic Projects team, supporting them in delivering profitable tenders and maximising the order pipeline. Your day to day will include:

• Leading and motivating the estimating team, promoting best practice throughout the tender process
• Estimating costs and resources for projects, negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors to minimise costs
• Contributing to the assessment, preparation, and submission of tenders whilst maximising profit and minimising riskBuilding strong commercial relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, and suppliers
• Participating in project handovers to fulfilment teams and providing accurate reports and forecasts

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Estimator is great for you if:

• You have experience working within a Main Contractor or Tier 1 Contractor company
• You're proficient in Excel, Estimating System Software, and take-off software such as Blue Beam
• You can demonstrate leadership experience within a pre-construction team
• You have examples of developing and mentoring junior team members
• You possess knowledge of benchmarking and cost planning with a conscientious, detail-oriented approach

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-AS2

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