Senior Estimator

Kier Group plc.; Witham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is looking for a Senior Estimator to support tender generation, manage risks, and maximize profit. The ideal candidate will have construction estimating experience, strong technical knowledge, and the ability to lead an estimating team. This role involves contributing to cost estimates for projects across various sectors to meet customer and business objectives. The company values diversity and inclusion and actively promotes these principles within its workforce.

Qualifications

• Construction estimating experience with a Tier 1 contractor.
• Good technical construction knowledge related to the project portfolio.
• Extensive knowledge of best industry practices and standards.

Responsibilities

• Estimate costs for projects to maximise profit and minimise risk.
• Lead and motivate the estimating team in best practices.
• Contribute to the generation and submission of tenders.

Skills

Construction estimating experience

Technical construction knowledge

Research and proposal writing skills

Oral presentation skills

Experience in Single and Two Stage Tendering

Knowledge of best industry practices

Job description

The role of Senior Estimator is to support the generation of profitable tenders for authorisation and submission, to maximise the order pipeline and its conversion into market share, revenue and operating profit within the business unit. You will estimate the costs of projects, determine contractual, financial, technical and operational risks and to find opportunities to minimise risk and maximise gross profit. You will support the fulfilment of the pipeline of contracts safely, on time, and to the required quality while maximising gross profit and customers' satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Contribution to the generation of tenders, proposing costs and estimate resources for projects.
• Lead, manage, and motivate the estimating team on projects by promoting best practice.
• Participation in the winning of contracts while minimising risk and maximising profit by estimating the costs for tenders, negotiating with suppliers and subcontracts, and supporting value engineering.
• Contribute to the process of assessing, preparing, validating, adjudication, and final submission of tenders. This includes minimising subcontractor and material costs, communicating with design, planning, commercial and bid management functions.
• Estimate costs in order to meet or exceed customer requirements, including obtaining and negotiating quotes.
• Build and retain commercial relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors during the tender and fulfilment process.

Qualifications

• To be considered for the role, applicants will have construction estimating experience of schemes ideally with a Tier 1 contractor.
• You will be experienced in our portfolio of projects (Education, Health, MOD, MOD Commercial) with good technical construction knowledge.
• Extensive knowledge of best industry practices and standards.
• Excellent research, proposal writing and oral presentation skills.
• Experience in working on Single and Two Stage Tendering.
• Experience working for a Tier 1 contractor on large schemes.

Diversity & Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.