Senior Groundworks Estimator required –
Great opportunity to join a forward thinking company who are at the forefront of groundworks and inovation in the industry with impressive plans for further growth.
Description of role
The role entails managing the estimating process from receipt of enquiry through negotiation of the tender to handing the project across to the construction team in order to achieve the turnover required in the annual business plan. Scheme values £1m-12M
Role responsibilities:
Tender administrationRegistering enquiries on the Estimate RegisterCompleting an opportunity score for each tender & prioritising workloadSetting up tender foldersUpdating tender programmeAdministering documents – electronic &/or hard copy including printing/ filing and schedulingPreparing submission documentsSending tender decline lettersFollowing up submitted tenders
Estimating Process
Working up rates from first principlesMaterial & subcontract price enquiriesPricing Bills of Quantities where providedUndertaking take offs & preparing Bills of Quantities where required & maintaining a document register to align with the priceArranging for Bills of Quantities to be prepared externally when requiredIdentifying areas of potential risk & ensuring appropriate, clear qualifications & clarifications are included within tender submissionsPresentation of proposed tender documentation for finalisation with a Director prior to submissionTimely submission of well presented tendersLiaison with our clients throughout the processMaintaining estimating records – by client, type of work etcMonthly & annual reporting of tender returns, values & success ratesMaintaining & updating the company schedule of rates
Training/ qualifications: No formal qualifications are sought in respect of this role. It is a requirement that candidates can demonstrate relevant experience in a similar role and demonstrate a sound technical knowledge of products and the local supply chain.
Skills, experience & personal qualities sought:
Able to think clearly under pressure & prioritise workloadAn ability to assess risk & address appropriately within tendersA working understanding of SMM7 & the coverage of various measured works itemsA commercial understanding to find an ‘edge’ in tenders to put us ahead of the competitionA practical experience of either RC frame or groundworks & civil engineering construction processes, materials & techniquesAn organised & planned approach to work to ensure deadlines are metEffective time managementSelf motivatedExcellent IT skillsGood administration skillsA neat tidy methodical approach to workReliability & timekeepingAn ability to listen to and work upon clear direction
For further details, please do not hesitate to contact Tristan Prior
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