Estimator
Key competencies
Candidate Specification
Personal Attributes
- Ability to take decisions and demonstrate accountability and integrity.
- Ability be an active and participating team member, able to transfer skills to others in order to achieve business objectives.
- Ability to troubleshoot and strategize in order to meet the long-term vision of the company.
- Problem solver and target driven individual.
- Ability to deliver required results while working in a high pressure environment.
Technical Specification
Experience Required
-
5 years experience in a similar role.
Essential Qualifications
- EUSR water hygiene card
- Competent in using Microsoft Word & Excel
Desirable Qualifications
- Competent in using Microsoft project
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- 25 days annual leave
- Car allowance (if deemed business user) – £5,040 per annum
- Access to Group Pension Scheme after completion of probation
- Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover if joining pension scheme
- Healthcare cover for employee only
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme & Medicash after successful completion of probation
- Continuous Development Opportunities
Role purpose
To produce project tender packages for existing and new clients within the water industry
Role summary
- Interpreting the project brief and producing a pricing schedule capturing all scope required.
- Researching the cost of items such as materials, transport, labor and equipment.
- Conducting site visits with the supply chain as required in order to obtain quotes.
- Obtaining and assessing quotes from suppliers and contractors within a specified time frame.
- Liaising with the project controls team to build a tender programme for the works to ensure adequate project preliminaries are applied.
- Assessing the risk levels associated with the project and ensuring adequate risk is applied to price and programme.
- Preparing and presenting tender quotations internally for review and approval.
- Preparing and presenting tender quotations to the client.
- Assisting with bids for new contracts/frameworks
- Assisting with handover to the project delivery team and supporting the activities of buyers where required.
- Working collaboratively with all other departments and supporting senior managers within the business.
- Carry out any other duties appropriate to this post.
