Senior Estimator - Sizewell C - Ipswich Logistics Park based - 42 hours per week

Balfour Beatty Plc

The Role

Overview

Senior estimator supporting cost estimation for Sizewell C nuclear project.

Key Responsibilities

  • price development
  • estimating docs
  • first principles
  • price negotiation
  • stakeholder management
  • mentoring

Tasks

-Be a senior member of the team developing the price, mentoring and supporting more junior members of -Feeding into the Lead Estimator and the Head of Estimating on the project to ensure consistency in -Work closely with a Lead Estimator or on own to produce various estimating documentation that can be -Developing estimates from 1st Principles associated with the work package of the Sizewell C Project. -Presenting, negotiating and justifying prices produced in an open and honest manner to both senior -Stakeholder management to produce the Estimate e.g., planning, procurement etc. -Feeding into Balfour Beatty Estimating lead on project to ensure consistency in estimating approach set

Requirements

  • excel
  • rib costx
  • candy
  • chartered
  • aace
  • client facing

What You Bring

-Excellent client facing/communications skills -Proficient in the use of excel and similar software. -Commercial or operational background considered. -Experience of working with the AACE principles of Estimating Class and associated maturity -Experienced estimating background using RIB Cost X Quantification & Estimating Software. -Experienced estimating background using Candy Estimating Software. -Infrastructure Main Contractor background ideally in the civil engineering market. -Chartered by relevant industry recognised chartership e.g., ICE, CICES, RICS, CIOB Etc

Benefits

-Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. -25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) -Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave -Mobile and flexible

The Company

About Balfour Beatty Plc

-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Off-site solutions

Pipe fabrication and installation

Infrastructure Investments

Construction Services

Support Services

Civil engineering

Building

Ground engineering

Mechanical & Electrical engineering

Refurbishment

Fit-out

Rail engineering

Electricity networks

Rail

Highways

Structural concrete repair

Corrosion protection

Bridge strengthening

Bearing replacement

Concrete carriageway rehabilitation

Transportation (roads, rail and aviation)

Power and Energy

Mining

Water

Social infrastructure (hospitals and schools)