Senior Estimator

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced sick pay and parental pay

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting a Senior Estimator to join the Energy Team working on National Grid and the ETP Framework. The role involves attending start-up meetings, preparing enquiry schedules, evaluating supplier quotations and producing BOQs using familiar estimating software, with close collaboration with the Estimating Manager and project team.

The successful candidate will bring proven estimating experience in major projects, strong commercial acumen, and a deep understanding of construction

Qualifications

• Experience estimating major projects, civils or HV transmission schemes.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Solid understanding of construction processes and NEC contractual knowledge.
• Experience with CCS Candy Estimating Software.

Responsibilities

• Attend project start-up meetings and site visits.
• Produce enquiry schedules from tender documents and drawings.
• Prepare BOQ and input to project risk registers.
• Review tender documents and amend tenders with client feedback.
• Support tender handover and development of solutions with Estimating Manager.

Skills

Major Projects, Civils, HVTransmission

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Construction processes

NEC contractual knowledge

CCS Candy Estimating Software

Tools

CCS Candy Estimating Software

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Estimator to work with Energy Team on the National Grid, ETP Framework.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries

- ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Senior Murphy Estimator

• Attend project start-up meetings and make site visits.
• Produce enquiry schedules for scope of works & packages required from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued.
• Identify tender deliverables required from the Project Designers.
• Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enters into correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements.
• Prepare BOQ for scopes of projects on estimating programs (such as Excel, Causeway, CCS Candy & Kubus).
• Input to project risk register and attends a project risk meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planning Engineers, Design Co-ordinators and Clients representatives.
• Attend tender price settlement meetings in the presence of the tender team with Estimating Manager,
• Attend Tender Handover meetings in the presence of Estimators and projects team.
• Assist the Estimating Manager in promoting interaction with the appropriate functional leader to facilitate successful development of solutions to problems and estimates.
• Make tender amendments where applicable utilising client feedback on submitted tenders.
• In conjunction with the Contract Manager / Senior Management review contract details relevant to the company's ability to deliver under the contract.
• Review tender documents assessing scope, risks involved, tender complexity and provide feedback to Estimating Manager

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Proven estimating experience within Major Projects, Civils or HV Transmission schemes.
• Strong commercial awareness and a strong Negotiator
• High understanding of construction processes and contractual knowledge (NEC)
• Experience with CCS Candy Estimating Software

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK