Senior Estimator

Berkeley Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading residential construction firm in Greater London seeks an Estimator to manage project costs and collaborate with various teams. The role requires expertise in estimating within the residential sector and strong IT skills, particularly in Excel. Benefits include 25 days annual leave, private medical insurance, and more. This is a full-time position with standard working hours from 8am to 5pm, ensuring a supportive work environment focused on innovation and community-building.

Benefits

25 days annual leave, increasing to 33

Private Medical Insurance

Access to an online discount platform

Berkeley Foundation volunteer day

Private pension plan

Group life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating within the residential sector, especially housing.
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills.
• Professional approach with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Measure from drawings and prepare bill of quantities.
• Liaise with subcontractors for cost plans.
• Collaborate with technical teams to assess sites.
• Continuously value engineering of design concepts.
• Produce various cost plans and land appraisals.

Skills

Estimating experience within the residential sector

Motivated with a positive attitude

Good interpersonal skills

Good organisational skills

Professional approach and high level of discretion

Team player

Ability to work on own initiative

Highly IT literate, especially Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We specialise in brownfield regeneration, reviving underused land to create unique, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy a great quality of life.

Berkeley St Edward London is a key part of the Berkeley Group, and we deliver projects under both the Berkeley and St Edward brands. St Edward is a Joint Venture with M&G Investments.

Our central London projects include 9 Millbank, West End Gate and Trillium in Marylebone, Oval Village, and Parkside at Chelsea Bridge. The Outer London projects include Eden Grove in Staines and The Exchange Watford, Syon Lane in Osterley and North Street in Guildford.

Key Responsibilities

• Measuring from drawings and transposing quantities into a bill of quantities / elemental cost plan or land appraisal.
• Liaison with subcontractors and analysis of rates for use in compiling cost plans and land appraisals.
• Liaison with the technical team to assess site constraints.
• Liaison with the technical team and consultants so as to provide continuous value engineering of design concepts and proposals for inclusion within cost plans and land appraisals.
• Liaison with the material buying department to obtain pricing information for inclusion within cost plans and land appraisals.
• Production of land appraisals.
• Production of Planning Stack cost plans.
• Production of Pre-Commencement cost plans.
• Production of bench marking analysis for importation onto group portal.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Estimating experience within the residential sector (particularly housing and high density mixed‑used development).
• Motivated with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Traditional new business attributes including, good interpersonal skills and an strong desire to help bring new sites into the business.
• Good organisational skills.
• Professional approach and high level of discretion.
• Team player, willing to learn and get involved with a wide range of tasks, including support role to other members of the team.
• Ability to work on own initiative and generate solutions.
• Highly IT literate, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.

The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.

Internal applicants :

If you’re an internal applicant, please ensure you’ve informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.

Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.

We specialise in long-term brownfield regeneration, focusing on challenging and complex sites that are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders. We are highly collaborative, working with councils and communities to create a shared vision and to unlock a mix of social, environmental, economic and commercial value that benefits all of our stakeholders.

Our passion for quality and design underpins everything we do. All Berkeley homes are created with care, expertise and relentless attention to detail.

We have a diverse workforce and culture rooted in attention to detail, effective communication, a sense of fun and a huge feeling of ownership and pride. With a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction, we have become synonymous with exceptional design and meticulous attention to detail.