Senior Estimator

Reevr Talent Ltd; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Company vehicle

Holiday 25 days

Employee discount

Job summary

Reevr Talent Ltd. is seeking an experienced Senior Estimator based in Bedfordshire to own the estimating function and shape how it develops. You will partner with manufacturing, procurement, production and senior management, ensuring robust costing and winning strategies across projects.

This role offers genuine influence, autonomy to develop the estimating function, and the opportunity to build a dedicated team around you. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Solid background in construction estimating and cost control.
• Ability to cost complex projects involving manufacturing and installation.
• Credibility to lead experienced people and build a team.

Responsibilities

• Own the estimating function and drive process improvements.
• Develop structure, consistency and leadership across the estimating team.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, production and senior management.
• Build and lead a team of 3–5 estimators.

Skills

Construction estimating

Leadership

Costing

Team building

Education

Construction/Engineering/Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Senior Estimator Bedfordshire Construction

Monday-Friday, 8:30-17:00 Permanent

This isn't a role where you're inheriting someone else's estimating function.

It's an opportunity to build one.

We're working with an established UK manufacturer operating within the construction sector who are looking for an experienced estimator to take ownership of their estimating function and shape what it looks like going forward.

You'll be joining a business where the technical knowledge is already there — your opportunity is to bring structure, consistency and leadership to the estimating operation, whilst building a team around you.

What makes this one different?You'll have genuine influence.

From creating a more robust approach to costing through to developing the estimating team, you'll be trusted to look at what's working, challenge what's not and put better ways of doing things in place.

You'll work closely with the wider business across manufacturing, procurement, production, installation and senior management, giving you visibility of projects from the commercial side right through to delivery.

And importantly, you'll have the opportunity to build and lead a team of 3-5 estimators.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has a solid background in construction estimating
• Understands the realities of costing projects that involve manufacturing and installation
• Has the credibility to lead experienced people and the personality to bring a team with them
• Can challenge existing processes and introduce more effective ways of working
• Is comfortable working with drawings, specifications, costs and commercial information
• Can operate confidently with both technical teams and senior stakeholders
• Ideally has already led a team — although a strong Senior Estimator who has deputised or is ready to take that next step will also be considered

A qualificationin Construction, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline would be advantageous, alongside strong experience within the UK construction environment.

The opportunity:

This is a chance to step into a role where your experience will have a visible impact on how the business estimates, prices and wins work.

You'll have the autonomy to develop the function, the backing of the senior management team and the opportunity to grow your own team around you.

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm

Location: Bedfordshire

• Holiday: 25 days bank holidays, with 2-4 days reserved for the Christmas shutdown
• Pension: Salary sacrifice scheme available after 3 months
• Additional benefits: Employee discount platform, 24/7 GP, confidential employee assistance programme and company vehicle available when travelling to site.

If you're an experienced estimator who is ready to move beyond simply producing estimates and take ownership of an entire estimating function, we'd like to hear from you.