Estimator

Overview

Prepare development budgets, estimates, and cashflows from land purchase to handover

Key Responsibilities

• bluebeam takeoff
• conquest boq
• cost modelling
• tender pricing
• budget forecast
• client meetings

Tasks

-Preparation of proposed supply chain enquiry schedules in conjunction with the buying team. -Internal take off and measurement utilising Bluebeam software. -Provide input into post tender clarifications and negotiations. -Prepare cash flows for management accounts and forecasting purposes, providing a cost advisory and investigation service to senior management. -Secure land opportunities within our market sector and geographic operational area to generate development work and contracting opportunities. -Undertaking fixed price analysis. -You will be responsible for providing budgetary framework to assist the Surveyors/Buyers in their financial control of the development post start on site. -Undertake appraisals for development sites based on information provided. -Supporting value engineering or negotiating exercises where required. -Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships -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. -Pre-enquiry communication with key supply chain partners. -Attendance at Client / Stakeholder meetings as required. -Maintain working relationships with our local and national supply chains. -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. -Assist the Associate Director in reviewing new product specification suitable for development, preparing comments on preliminary layouts prior to the formal issue of DCO. -Liaise with Architects/Design Engineers on matters of preliminary Design and Engineering solutions. -Develop a strategy with the team and manage the measure and financial element of the development. -Provide any supporting information for the quality submission. -Review Planning / S106 requirements assessing any financial implications. -Review construction databases on a regular basis, reviewing the construction price at the end of contract. -Development of a measurement and pricing strategy. -Evaluate risks and cost of construction abnormalities in formulating the budget, discussing and reviewing specifications in association with the relevant departments prior to the land bid. -Arranging key supply chain tender review meetings. -Provide continual pricing updates following the tender submission. -Update financial appraisal at key stages of the development process – including offer stage, acquisition approval, planning application and planning approval stages. -Undertaking subcontractor and material supplier quotation analysis, ensuring compliance and competitiveness. -Financial modelling of cost and revenue streams to determine funding requirements of each development. -Internal BOQ production utilising ConQuest Estimating software. -Coordinating pricing in conjunction with design information provided by the D&C team. -Preparing documentation for handover meetings to production and commercial teams. -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. -Delegate work activities where required -Completion of design, specification and value engineering reviews. -Coordinating pricing in conjunction with the Planner. -Submission of lump sum and BOQ supply chain enquiries utilising ConQuest Estimating software. -Attendance at opportunity launch, mid-tender, settlement and handover meetings. -Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials -Preparing job pricing comparisons and resources for settlement meetings. -Update construction budgets on a regular basis and prepare a schedule of standard house type prices for land feasibility purposes. -Review site constraints, risks and opportunities in conjunction with the D&C team and cost mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• conquest
• bluebeam
• hnc
• housebuilding
• driving licence
• computer literate

What You Bring

-Strong commitment to achieving deadlines -House Building experience, or have gained experience within the Construction Industry -Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it -Have or be working towards a minimum of an HNC in Building or equivalent -Able to work efficiently on own initiative, prioritising as necessary -Having house building / residential experience -Completion of project CSA. -Working knowledge of ConQuest Estimating software -Working knowledge of Bluebeam measurement software -A full driving licence -Be computer literate

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Benefits

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

About Vistry Group

-Launched following the merger of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try’s housing arm in January 2020. -Operates three retail brands—Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Countryside Homes—and a B2B Partnerships arm. -Known for timber-frame manufacturing via Vistry Works, boosting quality, speed, and carbon performance. -Typical projects include mixed-tenure neighbourhoods with schools, parks, orchards, and community facilities. -Completed major schemes like Meridian Water regeneration and Countryside Partnerships integration in 2022.

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