Estimator

Description

• Collaborate with the project team to identify and value alternative design solutions where required and present to the customer for review.
• Lead the procurement schedule and build supply chain interaction and relationships.
• 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).
• Review the performance of supply chain partners with the operations team.
• Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget.
• Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability.
• Make customer insight led and data-driven decisions to provide solutions to customer requirements.
• Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value.
• Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer’s requirements and current legislation.
• Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price.
• 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.
• Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects.
• Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost.
• Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages.

Requirements

• Relevant degree
• Good standard of mathematical ability
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc)
• Experience of taking off quantities up to SMM 7
• Experience of controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets
• Appropriate CSCS card
• Use Conquest Estimating System or similar
• Working towards MCIOB/RICS
• Successful delivery of two-stage tenders with experience pricing all work packages
• Experience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings and technical specifications
• Have experience of various construction methods

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance