Senior Civil Estimator - Bids & Tender Lead

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil projects pipeline

Client-facing bid strategy

Chartership progression

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Estimator in Dublin to own pricing and estimating across a varied civil engineering workload. You will work with bid teams and tender planners, contributing from first principles through to final submission while developing client relationships and supporting business development.

The role requires a civil engineering degree, strong numeracy, and proven experience in pricing multiple contract forms.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a Civil Engineering related discipline.
• Experience pricing work under various contract forms, including NEC (Fixed, Target Cost, Design & Build, Specification & Drawing, or ECI bids).
• Experience in a similar (Senior Estimator) role.
• Good technical understanding of Civil Engineering, with ability to propose alternative solutions.
• Strong numeracy, accuracy, and self-checking discipline.
• Proven client-facing delivery, comfortable across a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment.
• Ability to work to strict, changing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of quantities from drawings and specifications, and abstracts of material and sub-contract requirements for sourcing and pricing.
• Technical and commercial appraisal of material and subcontractor quotations.
• Preparation of analytical estimates, including detailed appraisal of construction plant and temporary works.
• Contributes to submission document preparation and attends site visits during tender period.
• Uses estimating software as the basis for estimate preparation.
• Evaluates construction methods and formulates alternative proposals in conjunction with the bid team and tender planner.
• Prepares associated capital expenditure/income forecasts and cash flow forecasts.
• Provides day-to-day delivery support on small-to-medium projects, and support on larger projects/programmes, working with minimal supervision.
• Contributes to business development through networking and client relationship building.
• Supports delivery through proactive involvement and performance management of personnel.
• Operates in compliance with client corporate governance procedures.
• Demonstrates ongoing commitment to CPD and continuous improvement.

Skills

Experience pricing work across NEC/ECI

Senior Estimator experience

Civil engineering knowledge

Numeracy and accuracy

Client-facing delivery

Deadline-driven

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Estimator in Dublin to own pricing and estimating across a varied civil engineering workload. You will work with bid teams and tender planners, contributing from first principles through to final submission while developing client relationships and supporting business development.

The role requires a civil engineering degree, strong numeracy, and proven experience in pricing multiple contract forms.