Senior Estimator (0E14823)

Referment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment, in partnership with a market-leading specialist engineering and infrastructure contractor, is seeking two Senior Estimators to join the expanding Pre-Construction team in London. You will lead bids end-to-end, develop strategies with senior leadership, chair bid meetings and mentor the estimating team.

Based at the London HQ, you will build strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners while managing budgets, programmes and risk registers across complex

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading bid teams on major infrastructure or civil projects.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing multiple high-value tenders simultaneously.
• Proactive leadership style with ability to mentor others.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex bids from initial enquiry through to successful contract award.
• Develop bid strategies alongside senior leadership.
• Chair bid meetings and lead multidisciplinary estimating teams.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Manage tender budgets, programmes and risk registers.
• Prepare commercial and technical submissions to the highest standard.
• Lead tender settlement meetings and project handovers.
• Mentor and develop junior estimators and bid professionals.

Skills

Bid leadership

Commercial & contracts

Stakeholder management

Tender management

Mentoring

UK work rights

Job description

Referment is partnering with a market-leading specialist engineering and infrastructure contractor to appoint two Senior Estimators to join their expanding Pre-Construction team.

The Role

As a Senior Estimator, You'll

• Lead complex bids from initial enquiry through to successful contract award.
• Develop bid strategies alongside senior leadership.
• Chair bid meetings and lead multidisciplinary estimating teams.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Manage tender budgets, programmes and risk registers.
• Prepare commercial and technical submissions to the highest standard.
• Lead tender settlement meetings and project handovers.
• Mentor and develop junior estimators and bid professionals.

We're Looking For

You'll be an experienced Senior Estimator with a proven track record of leading successful bids within either:

• Rail Civil Engineering, or FRC (Formwork, Reinforcement & Concrete) and Civil Engineering

You'll also have:

• Extensive experience leading bid teams on major infrastructure or civil engineering projects.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing multiple high-value tenders simultaneously.
• A proactive leadership style with the ability to mentor and develop others.
• The right to work in the UK.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects.
• Join an established contractor with an exceptional reputation and strong project pipeline.
• Based at the company's London HQ

If you're an accomplished Senior Estimator looking for your next leadership opportunity within Rail Civils or FRC & Civil Engineering, we'd love to hear from you.

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