Jobs in Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Role: Estimator (Property Services)

Location: Home based with access to regional offices

Salary: up to £90k plus package and benefits

Howells Solutions are working with a leading National Contractor to recruit an Estimator to take responsibility for pricing winning planned maintenance / decent homes tenders for housing associations, local councils and RSLs. Working alongside the Bid Team and Commercial team, you will manage the pricing programme on multiple bids, working to the individual timescale required of each bid. The client will also consider Assistant Estimators looking for the next step in their career or Quantity Surveyors looking to move into Estimating.

• Undertake the preparation of tenders/bids/budget proposals allocated by the Head of Bids & Commercial Director for presentation to the relevant directors for final settlement.
• Provide all information necessary for inclusion within the written bid submission.
• Liaise with subcontractors/suppliers to obtain competitive/accurate quotations for specialist elements of the works.
• Visit prospective projects to verify information contained within clients contract documentation and obtain any further information required to produce the tender.
• Liaise with the Programme Manager to ensure all necessary information is provided for the production of the final tender programme.
• Attend pre-contract handover meetings, all necessary bid meetings and client meetings as requested throughout the tender process.

• You will have a proven track record of producing the commercial pricing for £multi million bid submissions working within Social Housing Planned Maintenance / Decent Homes markets / Reactive Repairs Markets.
• Knowledge of system estimating software.
• Schedule of rates experience.
• Preparation of notes and clarifications for tender submissions.
• Demonstrate ability in the pricing of tender preliminaries.
• Ability to resource the tender through in-depth experience of Supply Chain capacity.
• Stable career history.

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group\'s success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package. You will be part of a stable business with ambitious growth plans over the next 5 years.

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on (phone number removed).

Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.