Construction Estimator

Overview

Estimate construction project costs, create cost plans, and support pre‑construction teams.

Key Responsibilities

• cost planning
• take‑offs
• tender management
• change control
• cost assessment
• budget guidance

Tasks

-Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value. -Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects. -Complete or manage project take–offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants). -Collaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like). -Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price. -Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages. -Lead by example, take responsibility to make things happen and hold myself accountable for delivering work to the highest standards. -Provide a complete and robust cost information pack during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover, to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book and quotations. -Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability. -Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget. -Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost. -Time management – efficiently manage time to meet deadlines and deliver estimated cost on time. -Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer’s requirements and current legislation.

Requirements

• conquest
• cscs
• level 4
• degree
• mathematics
• rics

What You Bring

-Skilled communicator, able to deliver messages effectively and understand others through open and honest conversations. -Mathematical proficiency – strong mathematical skills are essential for calculations. -Experience of taking off quantities up to SMM 7 -Have experience of various construction methods -Appropriate CSCS card -Experience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings and technical specifications -Experience of successfully completing framework & two stage style estimating jobs -Attention to detail – precision in reviewing project details and understanding scope of work and considering all relevant factors that affect cost. -Use Conquest Estimating System or similar -Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc) -Relevant degree -Excellent standard of mathematical ability -Resourcefulness – ability to gather and utilise information from multiple sources. -Analytical skills – ability to analyse project specifications and technical documents to accurately estimate cost. -Working towards MCIOB/RICS -Experience of controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets

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About Willmott Dixon

-Evolved from small-scale building into a national construction powerhouse. -Portfolio spans civic centres, hospitals, stadiums, arts venues and transport hubs—showcasing versatility across sectors. -Delivers science and healthcare facilities, including supercomputer suites and research labs, and major secondary schools. -Leads in Passivhaus, tall residential blocks and complex façade retentions on heritage structures. -Tackles large multi-phase regeneration, multi-storey car parks and intricate interior fit-outs. -Taken on headline projects—from Twickenham hospitality suites to the misjudged Woolwich development that sparked industry debate. -Still family-run five generations on, the firm carries forward its founding spirit in modern materials like CLT and advanced BIM.

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