Senior Estimator

Description

• Assist in securing land and contracting opportunities within our market sector and geographic operational area.
• Assist the Estimating Manager in reviewing new product specification suitable for development, preparing comments on preliminary layouts prior to the formal issue of DCO
• Liaise with the Development department regarding best solutions for house type designs and internal layouts, preparing Planning Packs which ensure the feasibility reflects all changes and financial implications
• Update financial appraisal at key stages of the development process – including offer stage, acquisition approval, planning application and planning approval stages.
• Evaluate risks and cost of construction abnormals in formulating the budget, discussing and reviewing specifications in association with the relevant departments prior to the land bid
• Initial appraisal of development sites based on information provided. Assess risks and opportunities, establish viability.
• Provide input in post tender queries / negotiations.
• Ahead of start on site, you will prepare budget packs, liaising with all departments to ensure all latest material, preliminaries, subcontracts, sales and development costs are included in the financial review
• Value engineering – provide advice and costs associated with value engineering proposals for the scheme.
• Financial modelling of cost and revenue streams to determine funding requirements of each development.
• Assist in the preparation of cash flows for management accounts and forecasting purposes, providing a cost advisory and investigation service to senior management
• Identify risks and record on a tender risk register.
• Supporting value engineering or negotiating exercises where required.
• In advance of a land purchase, you will prepare construction land budgets for the Land Manager to evaluate the site, assisting the Land Manager/Sales Team to determine the best house mix for the site
• Assist in training other members of the team with systems and techniques, including assisting in the continuing improvement of Estimating reports and information services
• Assist the Estimating Manager in the delegation of specific work tasks within the Estimating team, providing managerial support and guidance to the Estimator/Assistant Estimator
• You will be responsible for providing budgetary framework to assist the Surveyors/Buyers in their financial control of the development post start on site
• Provide a cost advisory and investigation service to the Estimating and Development Team
• Represent the Estimating team at cross-departmental discussions and be able to communicate and strategise at all levels in respect of cost related matters
• Provide commercial support to the Land and Partnerships Director for all land bids for land-led contracting and mixed tenure opportunities.

Requirements

• Chartered body member (CIOB / RICS)
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it
• Able to work efficiently, on own initiative, prioritising as necessary
• Experience working with various internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to lead others with clarity and fairness.
• A proven track record in a similar position within a housebuilding, residential contracting, building or groundworks business.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying / Construction Management or equivalent
• Experienced in pricing work from first principles as well as utilising supply chain information
• Able to delegate where required, matching the task to the team member’s skill set
• Ability to utilise current and new networks to assist with the estimating process
• Strong commitment to achieving deadlines
• Experience with Bluebeam and Conquest estimating packages

Benefits

• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover

Training + Development

Interview process

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