Senior Estimator

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Urmston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist engineering and construction company in the UK is seeking a Senior Estimator. The role involves leading large-scale projects, producing and evaluating estimating schedules, and managing less experienced staff. Candidates should possess chartered status, substantial experience in civil and electrical projects, and familiarity with Candy estimating software. This position offers the opportunity to drive best practices in safety and ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Chartered status is required.
• Proven experience managing estimating teams.
• Expertise in bottom-up pricing for civil engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large-scale programme of works.
• Produce inquiry schedules for scope of works.
• Evaluate quotations from suppliers.
• Prepare Bill of Quantities using methods of measurement.
• Input to project risk register.

Skills

Experienced in water related engineering projects

Proven successful estimating experience in civil and electrical engineering

Preference for good knowledge of Candy estimating software

Personal drive and tenacity

Education

Chartered status

Tools

Candy estimating software

Job description

Murphyis a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutionsto infrastructure sectors includingtransportation;natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy hasa number of related businesses –Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering;Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel,tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.

Murphy employs around4,000engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.Visit (url removed)or follow us onLinkedIn,Facebook, InstagramandX :

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A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Estimator

• With support from the wider function be the primary lead on a large-scale programme of works
• Drive best practice throughout the function and into the wider bid structure
• Support junior team members with their professional development
• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHEQ department
• 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
• Prepares Bill of Quantities to appropriate methods of measurement
• Prepares bottom-up estimate using industry / company norms on an estimating system (Candy)
• Input to project risk register and attends a project risk meetings
• Attend tender price settlement meetings to present and explain estimate and its basis
• Prepare commercial submission documentation
• Attend Tender Handover meetings and prepare tender handover documentation
• Facilitate and manage the successful development of solutions to problems within estimates
• As necessary provide support and respond to tender queries made by project team personnel
• Attend meetings with clients to plan, promote and negotiate proposals. Record all changes to the tender price required following negotiations
• Review and check contract documentation to ensure it accurately reflects the offer made
• Develop and manage less experienced employees
• Helps develop the company estimating database
• Helps generate effective feedback on estimates and actual costs with the project team

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Qualifications

• Experienced in water related engineering projects
• Chartered status
• Experienced in managing others, including Estimators
• Proven successful estimating experience in civil and electrical engineering
• Experienced in bottom up pricing
• Extensive variety in types of work priced
• Preference for good knowledge of Candy estimating software
• Personal drive and tenacity to get the job done, in the right way