Senior Highway Estimating Leader

Involve Recruitment Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Involve Recruitment Ltd. is partnering with a leading Tier 1 contractor to appoint an experienced Chief Estimator to oversee the highways maintenance estimating function across major bids and frameworks.

The role will lead a large team of estimators, develop pricing strategies and ensure robust, deliverable cost estimates that support growth, profitability and work-winning objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading major estimating teams within highways maintenance, term service contracts or infrastructure frameworks.
• Proven experience pricing and securing high-value frameworks and strategic projects.
• Strong knowledge of procurement environments and NEC contracts, target cost models, frameworks and alliance contracting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall estimating function across the highways maintenance business, providing strategic direction, governance and technical leadership.
• Develop and oversee bid pricing strategies, ensuring submissions are competitive while managing risk, opportunity and margin.
• Lead estimating and pricing activity for major strategic bids with Local Authorities, National Highways and other key clients.
• Provide senior estimating assurance and challenge throughout the tender process, from strategy development to final submission.
• Monitor estimate accuracy, pricing performance and profitability, using lessons learned to improve future submissions.
• Develop estimating capability through leadership, coaching and succession planning.

Job description

Involve Recruitment Ltd. is partnering with a leading Tier 1 contractor to appoint an experienced Chief Estimator to oversee the highways maintenance estimating function across major bids and frameworks.

The role will lead a large team of estimators, develop pricing strategies and ensure robust, deliverable cost estimates that support growth, profitability and work-winning objectives.