Senior Estimator - volume residential housebuilding

Untypical Limited; Bedford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Scheme

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

26 days holiday with additional bank-h

Holiday Buy Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Untypical Limited, based in Bedford, is seeking a Senior Estimator to join the Eastern Regional Commercial team. You will prepare whole development budgets, cost plans and cashflows from pre-land to handover, ensuring robust estimates and value engineering to support land and planning opportunities.

Ideal candidates hold a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent), with MRICS and CSCS, and have experience with CostX and Coins, Bluebeam, and tender documentation, delivering accurate,

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying preferred or HND in Building Studies or equivalent experience.
• Professional qualification preferred: MRICS.
• CSCS card is desirable.
• Experience with CostX and Coins would be beneficial.
• Advanced use of computerised estimating/measurement system (e.g. Bluebeam).
• Experience with tender documentation (correspondence, drawings, specifications).
• Knowledge of building process, construction techniques and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver detailed financial appraisals for land bids and cost analysis for new sites.
• Take-off quantities, procure competitive quotations, and produce finalisation documents.
• Update build cost budgets quarterly and at milestones (planning, start on site).
• Maintain standard cost allowances and work with commercial team on cost assumptions.
• Interpret drawings and tender documentation to understand requirements.
• Incorporate sub-contractor prices into estimates.
• Develop and maintain market awareness on materials and sub-contractor prices.
• Visit sites to assess constraints affecting pricing strategy.

Skills

Effective communication

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Education

BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying

HND in Building Studies

MRICS

CSCS Card

Tools

CostX

Coins

Bluebeam

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us

untypical are an ambitious housebuilder that put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.

Our benefits package includes:

• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

About The Role

We have an opportunity for a Senior Estimator to join our Eastern Regional team based from the office in Bedford.

Aim of the role

Towork as part of Commercial team andbe responsible forpreparing whole development budgets, estimates and cashflows from pre-land purchase to final budget estimate, prior to the handover to the Quantity Surveying and Buying teams.

Provideaccurateestimatesto theLand and Planning departmenttoassistin securingLand/Business opportunitiesas well asto maximise the cost effectiveness of developments.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Deliver detailed financial appraisals for new land bids and undertake cost and risk analysis for new sites
• Responsible for taking off quantities,procuringcompetitive quotations, analysing theresultsand producing finalisation documents
• Once land ispurchasedensure that the build cost budget is updated at regular intervals e.g. quarterly to ensure the appraisalremainsrobust and in line with build cost inflation.Also ensure the budget is updated at key milestones such as planning submission andfor start on site budget.
• Maintain the database of standard cost allowances, and work closely with the commercial department to ensure cost assumptions are current
• Consider drawings and the employer's requirements to understand the requirements of the tender documentation
• Consider sub-contract quotes and attendances to incorporate into estimates
• Developing strong relationships with external consultants and other specialists
• Develop andmaintainmarket awareness on materials and sub-contractor prices
• Visit site toestablishsite constraints etc, that may affect pricing strategy
• Analyse and critique all information provided to the Department for cost effectiveness
• Explore and present innovative construction techniques to reduce cost
• Value engineer specifications and materials to enhance cost effectiveness

About You

• BSc (hons) in Quantity Surveying is preferred or HND in Building Studies or equivalent experience
• ProfessionalQualification preferred:e.g. MRICS
• CSCScard
• Experience of CostX and Coins would be beneficial
• Advanced use of computerised estimating/measurementsysteme.g. Bluebeam or equivalent
• Experience with tender documentation (correspondence, drawings, specifications)
• Adetailed knowledge of the building process, constructiontechniques and building regulations
• Documenting tender costs, outputs and associated information arising from the preparation of tenders
• Analysis of quotations, resolving conditions or qualificationscontainedtherein
• Abilityto confidently communicate with all members of the pre-construction team, directors, clients and consultants both verbally and in written form
• Ability to challenge consultants design whereappropriateand offer morecost effectivesolutions to aid development viability
• Advanced use of Microsoft office packages,in particularMicrosoft Excel.
• Good organisational skills together with the ability to prioritise work and work to strict deadlines

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet.

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK's most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team.