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

Balfour Beatty Plc

The Role

Overview

Senior estimator for civil works on Sizewell C nuclear power project, leading cost estimation.

Key Responsibilities

  • price negotiation
  • estimate documentation
  • stakeholder management
  • estimate development
  • mentoring
  • consistency review

Tasks

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

Requirements

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

What You Bring

-Chartered by relevant industry recognised chartership e.g., ICE, CICES, RICS, CIOB Etc -Commercial or operational background considered. -Infrastructure Main Contractor background ideally in the civil engineering market. -Excellent client facing/communications skills -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. -Proficient in the use of excel and similar software.

Benefits

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