Senior Estimator - Construction

Lynx Employment Services Ltd; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Salary sacrifice pension

Life assurance

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts and rewards

Health and wellbeing support

Financial and life-management support

Training and e-learning opportunities

Job summary

Lynx Employment Services Ltd is recruiting an experienced Senior Estimator on behalf of a major construction business with a presence across the North West and based in Sheffield. The role demands ownership of complex tenders, bid strategies, and robust estimating across a varied project portfolio.

The successful candidate will work with bid, commercial and procurement teams, identify risks, challenge costs, and develop value-engineering opportunities while mentoring junior estimators.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years' experience in the construction sector.
• Significant experience in estimating or pre-construction.
• Experience across a variety of construction projects and contract values.
• Strong knowledge of first-principles estimating.
• Excellent understanding of subcontractor, supplier, labour, plant and material costs.
• Experience of tendering, bid strategy and tender adjudication.
• Strong commercial awareness with ability to identify risk and opportunity.
• Experience of value engineering.
• Ability to support and mentor less experienced estimators.

Responsibilities

• Review tender enquiries and develop competitive bid strategies.
• Produce detailed nett cost estimates for traditional and non-traditional construction bids.
• Complete accurate quantity take-offs.
• Prepare first-principles estimates covering labour, plant and materials.
• Issue and review subcontractor and supplier enquiries.
• Analyse and challenge supply-chain quotations to ensure best value.
• Work with procurement to obtain competitive material pricing.
• Identify value-engineering opportunities.
• Assess commercial and operational risks within tender submissions.
• Attend client meetings and tender interviews as required.
• Produce benchmarking information to support future bids.
• Mentor junior members of the estimating team.

Skills

15+ years exp

Estimating / pre-construction

First-principles estimating

Tendering & bid strategy

Mentoring junior estimators

Job description

Location: North West England Job Type: Permanent Sector: Construction / Main Contracting Experience: Minimum 15 years' construction industry experience

Lynx Employment Services is recruiting an experienced Senior Estimator on behalf of an established construction business operating across the North West and based in Sheffield.

This is a senior opportunity for an accomplished construction estimator who can take ownership of complex tenders, develop competitive bid strategies and produce robust, commercially sound estimates across a varied portfolio of construction projects.
You will work closely with bid, commercial and procurement teams and play an important role in identifying risk, challenging supply-chain costs and developing value-engineering opportunities.

The Role

As Senior Estimator, your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing tender enquiries and developing competitive bid strategies
• Producing detailed nett cost estimates for traditional and non-traditional construction bids
• Completing accurate quantity take-offs
• Preparing first-principles estimates covering labour, plant and materials
• Issuing and reviewing subcontractor and supplier enquiries
• Analysing and challenging supply-chain quotations to ensure best value
• Working closely with procurement to obtain competitive material pricing
• Identifying value-engineering opportunities
• Assessing commercial and operational risks within tender submissions
• Contributing to tender adjudication and finalisation documentation
• Preparing tender letters, technical notes and qualifications
• Attending client meetings and tender interviews where required
• Producing benchmarking information to support future bids
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the estimating team

About You

We are looking for an experienced construction professional who can demonstrate:

• A minimum of 15 years' experience within the construction sector
• Significant experience in estimating or pre-construction
• Experience working across a variety of construction projects and contract values
• Strong knowledge of first-principles estimating
• Excellent understanding of subcontractor, supplier, labour, plant and material costs
• Experience of tendering, bid strategy and tender adjudication
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify both risk and opportunity
• Experience of value engineering
• Confidence dealing with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and senior stakeholders
• The ability to support and mentor less experienced estimators

Previous experience working for a main contractor or substantial regional construction contractor would be particularly advantageous.

What's on Offer?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and established construction organisation offering long-term career prospects and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 33 days' annual leave, with increases linked to length of service
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts and rewards
• Health and wellbeing support
• Financial and life-management support
• Training and e-learning opportunities