Senior Estimator: Tender Lead & Value Engineering

Stewart Construction

Dublin

On-site

EUR 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Stewart Construction is seeking a proactive Senior Estimator to join our expanding team and work on prestigious commercial, industrial, and educational projects across Ireland. You will review tender documents, price works, build BOQs, normalise quotes and present tenders to the senior team, mentoring junior estimators as needed.

Essential requirements include a Quantity Surveying degree, 5+ years with a main contractor or equivalent, and experience pricing €5m+ projects.

Qualifications

A degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics or similar.
5+ years estimating with a main contractor or PQS/contractor mix.
Experience pricing projects worth €5m+ from first principles.
Knowledge of PWC forms and Irish public procurement.

Responsibilities

Review tender docs and decide bid strategy with the MD.
Measure and price works; build up rates and BOQs; set preliminaries.
Obtain, compare and normalise subcontractor and supplier quotes.
Produce cost plans and value engineering options for design and build.
Price PWC/public contracts and framework mini-competitions with quality submissions.
Spot risks, qualifications and clarifications; price them.
Present tenders at settlement meetings with the senior team.
Handover won jobs to delivery team; track tender performance and win rates.
Mentor junior estimators and maintain cost database.
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations and company policies.