ESTIMATOR

Location: Swindon/ London 
Salary: £70,000
Job Type: Permanent 
Sector: Civil Engineering / Infrastructure

1. About the Company

The company operates within the civil engineering and construction sector, delivering large-scale and complex infrastructure projects.

The Estimator sits within the work winning function and works closely with bid management, planning, procurement, technical, HSQE and operational teams to develop accurate and competitive tender pricing.

2. About the Role

The Estimator will be responsible for preparing detailed and accurate pricing for tenders, as well as supporting clients with pricing during early contractor involvement projects.

You will work across the full estimating process, from reviewing quantities and developing labour, plant and material rates through to subcontractor pricing, risk, final settlement and tender submission.

The role also involves supporting successful bid handovers and reviewing unsuccessful tenders to identify opportunities for future improvements.

3. The key responsibilities for this Estimator role are:

• Prepare detailed and accurate tender pricing

• Coordinate with Bid Managers to develop competitive prices

• Agree methodologies and outputs with planners and design teams

• Advise on cost-effective design options

• Price alternative design solutions

• Review client bills of quantities and activity schedules

• Complete quantity take-offs where required

• Develop labour and plant rates

• Calculate scheme-specific labour rates where required

• Compare material costs and supplier quotations

• Coordinate material enquiries with procurement

• Review and assess subcontractor quotations

• Prepare subcontractor comparison sheets

• Agree temporary works requirements and costs

• Develop staff and preliminaries costs

• Contribute to tender risk and opportunity registers

• Prepare tender summaries and supporting pricing documentation

• Present pricing at settlement meetings

• Prepare adjustments following settlement

• Support final tender submissions

• Address post-tender client clarifications and amendments

• Prepare pricing handover documentation for successful bids

• Review tender feedback from unsuccessful bids

4. Experience required for this Estimator role are:

• Experience working within civil engineering and construction

• Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques

• Experience preparing tender estimates and pricing

• Experience developing costs for labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and preliminaries

• Commercial awareness of different forms of contract

• Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation

• Experience using estimating software packages

• Ability to work collaboratively with bid, planning, procurement, technical and operational teams

5. Desirable knowledge, skills and experience for this Estimator role are:

• Experience supporting early contractor involvement projects

• Experience pricing temporary works

• Experience with tender risk and opportunity management

• Experience presenting pricing at settlement meetings

• Experience preparing successful bid handovers

• Knowledge of work winning governance and procedures

6. Package and Benefits of the Estimator role:

• Salary: £70,000

• Job Type: Permanent 

• Location: Swindon/ London 

• Opportunity to work within a work winning function

• Exposure to large-scale civil engineering and infrastructure tenders

• Collaboration across bid management, planning, procurement, technical and operational teams

 7. How to apply for this Estimator role:

If you are interested in this Estimator position, then please apply via this job board.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact us directly.