Senior Estimator/Estimator

The Highfield Company; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Highfield Company is recruiting an Estimator or Senior Estimator to join its Housing Division in the United Kingdom. This role centres on pricing and tendering housing projects within the piling and foundations sector.

Candidates should interpret drawings and specifications, perform quantity take-offs, review quotations, and manage multiple tenders to deadlines with strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Estimating experience within piling, foundations, ground engineering or construction.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Strong commercial awareness and numerical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tenders and competing deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and competitive estimates and tender submissions.
• Review drawings, specifications and tender documentation.
• Undertake quantity take-offs and prepare detailed cost breakdowns.
• Obtain, review and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities and potential cost savings.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure tenders are completed accurately and submitted within deadlines.
• Support the development of commercially competitive bids.

Skills

Estimating experience

Interpreting drawings

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Organisation

Stakeholder management

Tender management

Job description

Estimator/Senior Estimator - Housing Division

Sector: Piling / Ground Engineering / Construction
Division: Housing
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Job Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

An established specialist piling contractor is looking to recruit an Estimator or Senior Estimator to join its Housing Division.

This is an opportunity to join a business operating within the piling and foundations sector, contributing to the pricing and tendering of housing projects.

The business is open to candidates at both Estimator and Senior Estimator level, with the position and responsibilities reflecting the successful candidate's experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and competitive estimates and tender submissions.
• Review drawings, specifications and tender documentation.
• Undertake quantity take-offs and prepare detailed cost breakdowns.
• Obtain, review and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities and potential cost savings.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure tenders are completed accurately and submitted within deadlines.
• Support the development of commercially competitive bids.

For candidates operating at Senior Estimator level, there will be scope for greater ownership of the tendering process and providing wider commercial input, depending on experience.

About You

We're interested in hearing from candidates with:

• Estimating experience within piling, foundations, ground engineering or construction.
• The ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Strong commercial awareness and numerical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage multiple tenders and competing deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Candidates applying at Senior Estimator level should have experience managing tenders and taking ownership of estimating activities.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a specialist contractor within the housing sector, with the chance to contribute to its ongoing tendering and project pipeline.

The business is open to speaking with individuals at different stages of their estimating careers, from experienced Estimators through to established Senior Estimators.