Senior Estimator

ZipRecruiter; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading construction firm as a Senior Estimator, integral in shaping major building projects. This role involves managing tender processes, pricing analysis, and meeting with subcontractors. With a focus on collaborative team culture, this position offers significant career progression and rewards for your expertise.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Performance-related progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in senior Estimator roles, capable of leading tender processes.
• Familiarity with NEC, JCT & CM models.
• Experience with large project values, predominantly £100m+.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tender documents, analyze tender returns, and coordinate tender processes.
• Conduct detailed project risk analyses and measure quantities from drawings.
• Research current market prices for subcontractors and materials.

Skills

Project Risk Analysis

Leadership

Cost Management

Market Price Research

Education

Degree, HND or NVQ equivalent

Tools

Conquest Subcontractor database

Job description

Job Description

If you're an experienced Estimator, this is a great opportunity to work on career-enhancing building projects for one of the industry's leading names. This role is an integral part of the bid team supporting our Sellafield Framework within our Infrastructure business.

Why join us?

In the 155 years since our foundation, Sir Robert McAlpine has worked on some of the country's most iconic buildings and projects. Our success through the decades has been down to our people – we're a family-owned business with a culture that brings out the best in individuals and teams.

Right now, we're excited about continuing our legacy. This is where to achieve more from your career, by proudly building Britain's future heritage with us.

The Senior Estimator role

As an integral member of the Central Estimating & Cost Planning Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for tender enquiry documentation, pricing of bills of quantities including build costs, preliminaries and fees whilst investigating and price Value Engineering cost savings.

You will co-ordinate all aspects of the tender process, including the preparation and presentation of;

• tender analyses,




• detailed project risk analysis schedules,




• researching and understanding current market prices for subcontractors and materials,




• Analysis of subcontractor tender returns and production of subcontractor work package comparisons




• Measurement and production of measured quantities from drawings or BIM models for incorporation in tender enquiries

Your profile

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Degree, HND or NVQ equivalent




• Relevant experience in a similar role as a seniorEstimator / Estimator level with responsibility to lead and deliver the commercial element of the tender process




• A considered approach to chairing meetings and a developed interview technique - for discussions / negotiations with subcontractors and suppliers




• Ability to use Conquest Subcontractor database




• Background intendering for Traditional Projects (BoQ & Spec & Drawings, as well as D&B)




• Familiarity with NEC, JCT & CM models




• Familiarity with pricing all sectors, Commercial/Major Projects, Industrial and Healthcare




• Wide range of project values, predominantly £100m+

Rewards

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

We'd love you to join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage. Apply online now.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team