Senior Estimator - Water

Shero Talent Consultancy; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (3 days in office, 2

Salary up to £90k

Job summary

Shero Talent Consultancy is recruiting a Senior Estimator for water and civils projects. You will lead the production of accurate, competitive estimates for high-value infrastructure schemes, with project values typically exceeding £50M, and contribute to early budgets and final cost estimates.

This role sits in a specialist team covering the East of England/Anglian region, with the regional office likely in Cambridgeshire; a hybrid working pattern is offered (3 days in office, 2 from home).

Qualifications

• Proven civils estimating experience within a Tier 1 contractor or major infrastructure environment.
• Strong civil engineering knowledge, ideally gained through water, utilities, infrastructure or major project delivery.
• Experience estimating the general civils elements within water and wastewater projects (site clearance, excavation, piling, tanks, trenches, roads and drainage).
• Understanding of construction methodologies, risk management and commercial principles.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working on complex, multi-disciplinary bids and tenders.
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach with a passion for winning work.
• Estimating Software – some exposure to Candy would be ideal.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of accurate, competitive and commercially robust estimates for high-value civil engineering and water infrastructure projects.
• Prepare budgets and final cost estimates for projects typically upwards of £50M.
• Collaborate with a specialist team across the East of England/Anglian region.

Skills

Civils estimating

Water infrastructure

Bid & tendering

Risk management

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder influence

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Proactive problem solving

Tools

Candy estimating software

Job description

SENIOR ESTIMATOR – WATER, CIVILS

• Tier 1 contractor and employer of choice
• Civils focus, rather than MEICA
• Starting salary of up to £90k plus benefits
• Hybrid work arrangement – 3 days in office / 2 from home

My client, a Tier 1 multi-disciplinary contractor, delivers exceptional engineering solutions across a range of critical infrastructure spanning energy, water, and environmental sectors amongst others.

We are now looking to hire an experienced Senior Estimator to take a leading role in delivering some of the UK's most important water infrastructure projects.

The Role

Day to day as the Senior Estimator you will lead the production of accurate, competitive and commercially robust estimates for high-value civil engineering and water infrastructure projects.

Project values will typically be estimated upwards of £50M and this role will likely involve both early-stage budgets as well as final cost estimates.

This key role will sit within a specialist team and cover projects across the East of England/Anglian region.

The designated office will be based within the region, likely Cambridgeshire.

We will need to see

• Proven civils estimating experience within a Tier 1 contractor or major infrastructure environment.
• Strong civil engineering knowledge, ideally gained through water, utilities, infrastructure or major project delivery.
• Experience of estimating across the general civils element within water and wastewater projects, taking in elements such as site clearance, excavation, piling, reinforced concrete tanks, pipe trenches, access roads and drainage.
• A strong understanding of construction methodologies, risk management and commercial principles.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• The ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working on complex, multi-disciplinary bids and tenders.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach with a passion for winning work.
• Estimating Software – some exposure to Candy would be ideal.
• Right to work in the UK.