Senior Estimator

Overview

Senior Estimator delivering accurate cost appraisals and cashflows for residential schemes

Key Responsibilities

• financial modelling
• cost budgeting
• viability analysis
• risk assessment
• budget packs
• land viability

Tasks

-Help the Land Director with financial metrics needed for the Life of Site Gateways and resulting approval papers. -Supporting value engineering or negotiating exercises where required. -Assist in the preparation of cash flows for all viabilities, updating these through the life of the developments, including for all elements of the developments cost cycle. -Evaluate risks and cost of construction abnormalities in formulating the budget, discussing and reviewing specifications for partners in association with the commercial team prior to the land bid -Ahead of start on site, you will help prepare budget packs, liaising with the commercial managers to ensure all latest material, preliminaries, subcontracts, sales and development costs are included in the financial review. Also giving a formal handover of the site, with the varying details and nuances that must be understood. -Assist the Pre-Construction Director and Commercial Director in reviewing new preliminary layouts and viabilities of schemes. -Provide a cost advisory and investigation service to the Estimating and Development Team -Liaise and assist the Pre-Construction Director and Technical department regarding best solutions for house type designs and internal layouts, prior to planning and throughout the planning process. Taking full responsibility for the continued viability of schemes and reporting and improvements or degradation to the schemes position. -Initial appraisal of development sites based on information provided. Assess risks and opportunities, establish viability. -Produce and manage land viabilities for bid purposes, liaising with the land department, driving value and providing opportunities allowing the region to be both competitive and accurate within the bid submissions. -Update financial appraisal at key stages of the development process – including offer stage, acquisition approval, planning application and planning approval stages. -Represent the commercial viability of schemes at cross-departmental discussions and be able to communicate and strategies at all levels in respect of cost and related matters -Assist in securing land and contracting opportunities within our market sector and geographic operational area. -Financial modelling of cost and revenue streams to determine funding requirements of each development. A key KPI for the group.

Requirements

• bluebeam
• excel
• coins
• bq
• homes england
• estimating

What You Bring

-Experience with Bluebeam -Strong commitment to achieving deadlines -Experience producing CSAs for varying tenures maximising day 1 cash. -Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it -Strong Experience of Excel and appraisal models. -Experience completing Homes England Tenures and the necessary tender forms and process. -Experienced in pricing residential development, with elemental BQ experience for all major infrastructure works. -Able to work efficiently on own initiative, prioritising as necessary -Experience completing detailed cashflows, both in Excel and Coins, for multi tenure developments, including Joint Ventures and pure contracting sites. -Knowledge of the efficiencies and key drivers present within multi tenure developments. -A proven track record in a similar position within a housebuilding, residential contractor. -Experience bidding and estimating schemes within the Midlands within the residential sector. -Ability to utilise current and new networks to assist with the estimating process -Ability to collaborate with others and inter departmental discussions and workshops, to drive value and efficiencies. -Experience working with various internal and external stakeholders

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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 -Full ownership of the cost library within the regions master appraisal. -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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