Associate Director - Estimating - Tunnels/Civils

Description

• Working with detailed design to produce estimate.
• Manage auto-revisioning processes and audit trails for design changes.
• Producing reports at various stages.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of estimating processes and digital workflows.
• Changing control contribution to ensure budgets reflect the current scope.
• Challenging and contributing to alternative solutions to ensure budgets are maintained.
• Benchmarking both cost and functional spaces and quantities.
• Preparation of reports which are clear and identify key messages and costs.
• Liaising with specialists and contractors to obtain cost advice and data.
• Producing estimates from benchmark data and limited information.
• Working as a team member alongside the project manager to help drive projects to the right solutions within budget.
• Setting an estimating plan and strategy with the team and ensuring compliance.
• Costing data analysis, including researching appropriate cost data for use within the estimates and refining to reflect project specific requirements.
• Develop and maintain live-linked estimating workbooks and cost databases.
• Preparing Initial cost plans at pre-concept and concept stages.
• Measurement for buildings and/or civil engineering.
• Customise client outputs and reporting structures to meet corporate standards.
• Working with design and construction teams and providing commercial and cost advice.
• Supporting presentations to clients and stakeholders if required.
• Identifying key cost drivers and briefing the team to drive design to a solution within budget.
• Provide support in 2D and 3D/BIM takeoff.
• Researching data and ability to analyse and adjust for specific cost drivers such as location etc.
• Refining the cost plans through all stages to detailed design arriving at full estimates quantification.

Requirements

• Be able to present work in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to support producing cost plans and estimates that consider site specific requirements, construction methods, and allowances for temporary and abortive works.
• Understanding of three point estimating techniques including application of levels of uncertainty, risk, and modelling of estimates.
• Worked previously with design teams with understanding of what drives design decisions.
• Understanding and experience of benchmarking.
• Degree qualified preferred - quantity surveying or appropriate related.
• Understanding and experience of estimating systems including RIB Candy/RIB CostX.
• Ability to analyse cost and quantity data including key drivers.
• Working with limited design information with ability to understand what is not detailed on the drawings
• Experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Heavy Civils & Tunnels experience is needed
• Ability to support or build estimates from first principles.
• Professional qualifications likely to have or preferred - RICS/CIOB/ICE.
• Major Projects Experience
• Value management and value engineering, commercial input.
• Estimating or cost planning experience with a contractor or consultancy.

Benefits

• Safety first - Going home safe and well

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance