Strategic Highway Estimating Director

Involve Recruitment Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Involve Recruitment Ltd. is assisting in recruiting a Chief Estimator/Estimating Manager for an executive role in highways maintenance. You will lead a large estimatings team, set pricing strategies for major bids, and provide senior assurance across frameworks and contracts.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic budgeting, and a track record of delivering high-margin bids within a Tier 1 contractor environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading major estimating teams in highways maintenance.
• Proven track record pricing high-value frameworks and contracts.
• Strong knowledge of Local Authority and National Highways procurement.
• Experience with NEC contracts and target cost models.
• Commercial and strategic mindset balancing risk, deliverability and margin.

Responsibilities

• Lead estimating function with strategic direction and governance.
• Develop bid pricing strategies for competitive submissions.
• Provide senior estimating assurance across major bids and frameworks.
• Drive consistency in estimating processes and governance.
• Oversee risk and opportunity pricing and market analysis.
• Collaborate with operations, procurement and design teams.
• Monitor bid outcomes and profitability to improve submissions.
• Develop estimating capability through leadership and coaching.

Skills

Estimating leadership

Pricing strategy

NEC contracts

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Team development

Cost planning

Bid management

Risk & opportunity management

Tools

None

Job description

Involve Recruitment Ltd. is assisting in recruiting a Chief Estimator/Estimating Manager for an executive role in highways maintenance. You will lead a large estimatings team, set pricing strategies for major bids, and provide senior assurance across frameworks and contracts.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic budgeting, and a track record of delivering high-margin bids within a Tier 1 contractor environment.