Senior Civil Estimator

Overview

Estimate and submit tenders for water infrastructure projects

Key Responsibilities

• tender strategy
• bid docs
• cost estimating
• risk register
• tender settlement
• bid innovation

Tasks

-Inputting a tender win strategy for each individual tender. -Prepare submission documents in line with the bid and corporate requirement. -Collate targeted feedback on successful projects and provide advice for future tenders. -Actively engage, and develop long term relationships with, key supply chain organisations. -Provide informal and formal support and guidance to other members of the estimating team. -Prepare site preliminary cost estimates in accordance with the current Company trading requirements. -Identify opportunities for margin growth, identify and analyse risks and produce the associated risk register. -Responsible for completing PDR’s for all direct reports. -Participate in post tender interviews, presentations and negotiations with clients and ensure the successful handover to delivery teams following award. -Attend tender settlement meetings ensuring all relevant cost information is available for presentation and complete the tender as instructed. -Developing innovative approaches where appropriate to differentiate the bid from competitors.

Requirements

• degree
• ceswi
• candy
• estimating
• microsoft
• p&ids

What You Bring

-Aware of individual Health and Safety responsibilities and adheres to company health and safety policy and procedures. -Able to demonstrate relevant managerial and/or technical experience at a senior level. -Likely to be educated to Degree level or equivalent. -Fully conversant with CESWI specification and CESMM -Knowledge of estimating process utilising a computerised analytical estimating system. (CANDY preferable but not essential) -Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter. -Track record of success in supporting a major contract or Business Unit and/or providing support to a professional function. -Proven Estimating experience including schedule of rates bottom up estimating and cost curves. -Excellent verbal and written communication skills. -Able to demonstrate alignment and work in line with the Galliford Try values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration. -Extensive experience of estimating from first principals. -Understanding of Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s) -Full understanding of Conditions of Contract -Experience in risk management techniques. -Strong commercial acumen and good analytical skills. -Clean Water, Wastewater and Sludge Treatment infrastructure and non-infrastructure experience preferred. -Fully conversant with the Microsoft suite of packages, e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. -High level of commercial awareness and technical knowledge. -Ability to challenge team constructively.

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Benefits

-Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role -Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme -Cycle to Work schemes -Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it -Comprehensive pension plan -Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays -A wide range of corporate discounts

About Galliford Try

-a national construction powerhouse with a history tracing back to two century‑old local builders. -now focusing on Building, Infrastructure (including Highways and Environment), and Specialist Services, delivering projects such as schools, hospitals, water barriers, and road networks. -expanded through strategic acquisitions—Morrison Construction in 2006, Miller Construction in 2014, and water and specialist services firms since 2021—to broaden its technical capabilities. -delivers projects in sectors like education, health, defence, justice facilities, major highways, water treatment infrastructure, fire‑safety upgrades, and digital infrastructure. -retains dual brands—Galliford Try in England & Wales and Morrison Construction in Scotland—to maintain regional strength. -has shown strong growth, recovering from COVID, reinstating dividends in 2021, and aiming to exceed £2.2 billion in revenue and achieve a 4% operating margin by 2030.

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