Estimating Manager/ Associate Director - Estimating & Cost Advisory

Overview

Lead estimating services for complex infrastructure projects, managing estimates and teams

Key Responsibilities

• cost estimating
• quality assurance
• peer review
• basis estimate
• benchmarking
• bid management

Tasks

-Provide team input to continuously improve the quality of our deliverables to clients. -Support the development of a high performing practice team. -Lead estimating service delivery, focusing on leading estimates from feasibility through to completion. -Lead internal review and quality assurance processes for client deliverables. -Work across projects of different types and sectors. With estimates ranging high-level order of magnitude costs to producing first principal bottom-up estimates. -Lead on peer review of outputs from other team members to support continuous improvement. And provide guidance to more junior colleagues in support of their growth and experience. -Lead the connection with the wider team and leadership in our Estimating & Cost Advisory practice. -Be a subject matter expert within our wider team to incorporate the best knowledge and information possible into client deliverables. -Take a leading role in support of win work activities (bids, proposals, etc.) to grow our portfolio. -Support your chartership aspirations with RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar. -Have the ability to independently author basis-of-estimate documents. -Be able to utilise client, market and in house benchmarking data to independently form and assess estimates.

Requirements

• estimating software
• stakeholder mgmt
• security clearance
• chartership
• bachelor's degree
• indirect costs

What You Bring

-Demonstrate proficiency and understanding of estimating specific software and generic office applications. -Have strong stakeholder management skills, being able to manage and communicate complex issues in a straightforward format to achieve positive resolutions. -In possession of, or with the capability to obtain a level of security clearance (ideal but not always necessary for the right candidate). -A strong understanding of typical approaches to applying contingency and risk allowances -Demonstrate and utilise an advanced understanding of the typical methods of measurements and have the ability to complete full take-off independently whilst providing support to colleagues where required. -Deep knowledge of indirect costs, cost breakdown structures and techniques to analyse and assess project deliverability -Desirable professional memberships or working towards Chartership, RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar. -Bachelor's degree in an Estimating, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction sectors or Equivalent Work Experience. -Stakeholder engagement skills including being able to work seamlessly with designers, engineers, project managers and clients -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 ability to deliver high-quality client outputs, ranging from estimating direct and indirect costs, to and assuring estimates provided by others.

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Benefits

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

About Atkinsréalis

-Its tech‑forward Richland Technology Center supports robotics, digital and net‑zero innovation in energy and cleanup. -A nuclear engineering pioneer, it’s the owner’s engineer for U.S. small modular reactor projects and refurbishments. -A trusted tolls and highway consultant, it supports major state DOTs.

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Security Clearance

-may require security clearance; vetting performed by uksv -candidates may need to prove 5+ years uk residency for clearance -do not disclose any existing or prior security clearance in application