Senior Estimator

Morrison Data Services; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider in the UK is looking for an Estimator to join their EV team in Liverpool. In this role, you will evaluate project risks, assist in preparing tenders, and influence change to support the journey to Net Zero. The ideal candidate will have a civil estimating background, strong communication skills, and a thorough understanding of electrical infrastructure. Benefits include flexible working, a company car, and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24/7

Employee assistance programme

Private health care for you and your family

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of delivering capital projects.
• Ability to react to changing workloads.
• Strong understanding of National Grid and DNO Standards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate project risks and assess bid opportunities.
• Assist in preparing tender submissions.
• Deliver post-tender presentations to clients.

Skills

Estimating background from a civil environment

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of electrical infrastructure

Computer literacy

Organisational skills

People management

Strong commercial acumen

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

About The Role: Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where you’ll be working

At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our EV team. We’re working hard to make safe, quality, sustainable EV projects a reality. Our teams install charging stations, ensuring they are accessible and reliable, and ingrate them into the energy network.

What you’ll be doing

Are you excited about shaping the future of energy? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have the desire to identify opportunities for improvement and influence change? Are you a skilled Estimator with experience in assessing bid opportunities leading to a bid / no-bid review? Are you able to evaluate project risks and potential problems, whilst checking the accuracy and completeness of client’s tender documents? Do you have a talent for Determining the Civils BofQ for pricing? The ability to build up rates from first principles is essential! We’re looking for someone who can assist in the preparation of tender submission and deliver post tender presentations to the client. Someone who can assist in the technical and estimating element of preparation of tender and quotations from specification and drawings within defined time periods. Do you share our passion in the journey to Net Zero? This role is for you!

What you’ll bring

• An estimating background from a civil environment with extensive experience of delivering capital projects
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to communicate effectively and work with staff at all levels.
• Knowledge of how electrical infrastructure is constructed, operated and maintained with an appreciation of National Grid and DNO Standards
• Computer literate with a good understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• The ability and desire to identify opportunities for improvement, and influence change
• Organised with a high attention to detail and the ability to react to constant changing workloads
• Excellent people management skills
• Strong commercial acumen – knowledge of forms of contract (NEC, ICE & JCT)
• Understanding of the planning and sequencing of construction projects

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you (and your family)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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