Work as a Senior Estimator - Civils - Construction in Carlisle
Senior Estimator - Civils & Construction
Salary/Rate:
£50,000 - £65,000 + Company Car + Fuel Card
Location:
Carlisle
Company
Hunter Mason Consulting Ltd
Hunter Mason's client has been trading for over 30 years and is looking for an experienced estimator who has a background within the Civils or Construction industry. The successful candidate should have 5 + years’ experience within the estimating field and
will be responsible for monitoring trainee estimators as well as attending pre-construction site tender visits to secure future work. The successful candidate should be comfortable working within a team as you will be working closely with the BID management
and the Planner teams.
Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of the tender from receipt, through to submission and post tender queries;
Analyse the tender documents to understand the key project requirements and clients aspirations and attend pre-qualification, mid tender and post tender interviews
Review all tender documents to fully understand the key project risks and opportunities
Seek specialist support from the wider team in relation to the projects insurance requirements, commercial terms, complex temporary works or other specialist technical aspects;
Undertake take offs and prepare material enquiries from tender drawings/ works information and specifications;
Identify requirement for Bills of Quantities to be prepared and arrange for them to be undertaken;
Prepare Sub-Contractor enquiries from tender drawings, works information and specifications making sure that appropriate levels of risk transfer are included in subcontractor enquiries;
Highlight requirement for external design to be undertaken by Structural Engineer or Architect;
Ensure 'Causeway’ estimating package is updated with current rates for plant hire rates and buying information;
Carry out site visits to determine nature of works;
Estimate labour, plant, material, and time requirements in order to be able to compute the overall tender cost of the project;
Keep detailed records and maintaining well-organised work schedules;
Pro-actively source alternative buying options, creating a robust buying guide to enable accurate quotations
Essential attributes:
Have significant technical expertise and knowledge of Construction Estimating;
Commercially aware and capable to carry out financial analysis;
Excellent communication, people skills and ability to communicate at all levels both verbally and in writing;
Be flexible and resilient to meet the needs to the business;
Able to work on multiple tenders at the same time by prioritising workload;
Ensure that communication between all parties is open and honest;
Demonstrate and encourage a no-blame culture to ensure review and continuous improvement;
Understand, demonstrate and buy in to the company values of Quality, Sustainable, Responsive and Pride;
Demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and customer service when representing the business;
Be a strong negotiator and understand the importance of achieving a win-win outcome;
Maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues, suppliers, sub-contractors and Clients;
Be computer literate, ideally have extensive experience of Causeway or similar estimating packages;
Why you should work here
£50,000 - £65,000 Annual Salary (DOE)
Company Vehicle
Fuel Card
BUPA Health Cover
24 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
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