Estimator / Senior Estimator

Overview

Provide cost estimates for complex infrastructure projects from feasibility through detailed design.

Key Responsibilities

• cost estimating
• take-offs
• boe reports
• data benchmarking
• quality assurance
• bid support

Tasks

-Support peer review of outputs from other team members to deliver continuous improvement. -Support the development of a high performing team, supporting your regional leadership team. -Use client benchmarking data, in-house data and market data to independently form and assess estimates. -Support review of outputs and where possible provide guidance to the estimating team. -Provide team input to continuously improve the quality of our deliverables to clients. -Support delivery of high-quality client outputs, ranging from estimating direct and indirect costs, to assuring estimates by other organisations and those completed by estimators within your team. -Support the leadership team in win work activities (bids, proposals, etc.) to grow our portfolio. -Support your chartership aspirations with RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar. -Support estimating leads on drafting of basis-of-estimate reports for Director reviews and client submissions. -Stay connected with the wider team and leadership in our Estimating & Cost Advisory practice. -Complete full take-offs independently, whilst providing support to colleagues where required. -Support estimating service delivery, focusing on producing estimates from feasibility through to detailed design. -Work across projects of different types and sectors. Produce Class 5 (order of magnitude) to Class 1 (bottom-up, first principles) estimates. -Support internal review and quality assurance processes for client deliverables, following internal governance procedures.

Requirements

• chartership
• estimating software
• stakeholder
• commercial
• degree
• security clearance

What You Bring

-A clear understanding of the role of consultancy organisations on projects, including the ability to be adaptable to work across multiple sectors and disciplines and have the drive to want to learn new skills. -Wider understanding of commercial and contractual requirements and the crossover to the impact on estimating or forecasting costs. -Have the potential to become a subject matter expert within our wider team. -Demonstrate and utilise an advanced understanding of the typical methods of measurement. -Knowledge of indirect costs, cost breakdown structures and techniques to analyse and assess project deliverability. -Stakeholder engagement skills including being able to work seamlessly with designers, engineers, project managers and clients. -Demonstrate proficiency and understanding of estimating specific software and generic office applications. -In possession of, or with the capability to obtain a level of security clearance (ideal but not always necessary for the right candidate). -Bachelor’s degree in an Estimating, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction sectors or Equivalent Work Experience. -Chartership with or demonstrably working towards RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar. -Demonstrate stakeholder management skills.

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Benefits

-A variety of schemes and the opportunity to work across both UK and International markets -An inclusive, diverse and welcoming team atmosphere! -Allow you to grow your career through various routes within the business. -Flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance. -A standout comprehensive benefit package.

About Atkinsréalis

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Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-may require security clearance; vetting conducted by uk security vetting (uksv). -proof of 5 years uk residency may be required for clearance. -do not mention any existing or previous security clearance in the application.