Senior Estimator

AmcoGiffen; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car or Car Allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Health Cash Plan & Rewards

Job summary

AmcoGiffen is seeking a Senior Estimator in Civil Engineering based in Warrington. You will lead tender activities across rail, aviation, power and utilities sectors, registering and coordinating documents, pricing risks, and delivering competitive tenders from first principles.

Join a busy, fast-paced team with a strong track record in civil frameworks across the UK; expect Excel-based estimating, collaboration with Supply Chain, and opportunities for career progression within a respected

Qualifications

• Previous Senior Estimator experience in multi-disciplinary civil sectors (rail, highways, aviation, utilities).
• First Principles Estimating experience.
• Experience as a Senior Estimator in a civil engineering contractor organisation.
• Working knowledge of Excel and estimating software.

Responsibilities

• Registration, control, and administration of tender documentation.
• Management of tenders from receipt to delivery.
• Presentation of tenders at senior management tender review meetings.
• Liaison with Supply Chain for supplier/subcontractor enquiries.
• Technical and commercial appraisal of labour, plant, materials, and temporary works.
• Take-offs from drawings and cost estimation from first principles.
• Analysis and pricing of risks.
• Preparation of tender submission documents.
• Preparation of estimating reports.
• Assistance to proposals and contract management functions.

Skills

First Principles Estimating

Civil engineering experience

Tendering

Excel

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Senior Estimator - Civil Engineering

Location: Warrington, North West

Job Type: Full-time

Industry: Civil Engineering, Rail, Aviation, power, highways

AmcoGiffen delivers maintenance frameworks, capital delivery and complex civil engineering across the UK, including bridge reconstruction, environmental infrastructure, highways, tunnels, station works, lineside civils and utility installations. Our clients include Local Authorities, Network Rail, energy companies and environmental organisations.

Project portfolio includes:

• Highways & Roads
• Under bridges, Overbridges & Footbridges
• Tunnels & Station Infrastructure
• Flood Alleviation & Repairs
• Earthworks & Embankments
• Lineside Civils, Cabling, Trough Routes & Telecoms

About the Role

The Senior Estimator will be responsible for estimating contracts and projects during the pre-contract/tender stage for a range of civil engineering projects including sectors such as rail, aviation, power & utilities and Environment Agency projects in the North West region. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and fast-paced work-winning team involved in multi-disciplinary civils projects across a variety of sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Effective registration, control, and administration of tender documentation
• Preparation and management of tenders from receipt of documents through to delivery
• Presentation of tenders to senior management at tender review meetings
• Liaison with the Supply Chain team in respect of placing supplier/subcontractor enquiries
• Technical and commercial appraisal of construction labour, plant, materials, and temporary works
• Take-offs from drawings and production of cost-effective tenders from first principles
• Effective analysis and pricing of risks
• Preparation of tender submission documents
• Preparation of estimating reports
• Providing assistance to proposals and contract management functions

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Senior Estimator in multi-disciplinary civil engineering sectors such as rail, highways, aviation, and/or utilities and power
• First Principles Estimating experience
• Civil engineering project experience
• Experience as a Senior Estimator in a civil engineering contractor organisation
• Working knowledge of Excel (& Word) and estimating software

In return

• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Up to 3 volunteer days
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership, Women in leadership and much more.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• A safe place to work
• Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge?

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

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Recruitment Manager