Samuel James
Construction Estimator
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Estimator - Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire)
Up to £70,000 + car allowance | Main contractor | Industrial & logistics, data centres, life sciences
MUST HAVE UK CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AS AN ESTIMATOR AT A MAIN CONTRACTOR.
We're recruiting an Estimator for a fast-growing, privately-owned main contractor headquartered in Hertfordshire. A business turning over c.£300m with a record order book north of £500m, 300+ people and more than 215 projects delivered for over 10 years.
As the Estimator, you’ll be joining a busy preconstruction team that are pricing live tenders across some of the most in-demand sectors in UK construction. You’ll have the experience from a Senior Estimator who will teach you the systems, processes and technique that separate good estimating from great estimating.
You'll price live tenders across a genuinely varied portfolio - a multi-phase data centre campus in London, industrial and logistics units from 100,000 to 285,000+ sq ft for blue-chip developers and occupiers, life sciences and pharma facilities on major UK innovation campuses, studios, retail, leisure and urban regeneration, and civils, infrastructure and refurbishment work.
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- Leading on relevant tenders - process, resources and pricing, with commercial acumen and skill
- Identifying opportunities to add value and mitigate risk throughout the project lifecycle
- Monitoring and reporting on tender progress via the estimating plan
- Leading the pricing process and driving integration across disciplines through accurate reporting and regular internal communication
- Leading the supply chain enquiry process
- Proactively maintaining the cost base, latest quotations and framework rates, controlling cost, timing and quality against target
- Producing a detailed control document for handover to the delivery team
- Working collaboratively across the wider business to provide exceptional support
- Working to the company's Quality, Environmental and Safety Management System standards, and co-operating fully on matters of health and safety
What we're looking for
- A degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Construction or Engineering
- Minimum 2 years' experience as a Junior Estimator, or building industry knowledge in a closely related field
- Excellent IT skills - confident across Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong commercial awareness and a genuine appetite to understand every element of the construction process
- Methodical, analytical and organised, with real attention to detail
- Able to create and follow clearly set-out processes
- Personable, a strong team player, and open to feedback with a willingness to learn
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What's on offer
- Salary up to £70,000 + car allowance
- Company annual bonus scheme
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- An extra day's holiday after 3 years' service, plus your birthday off
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Private healthcare cover and a virtual 24/7 GP service
- Life insurance at 3x annual salary
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Auto-enrolment pension plan
- Workplace nursery benefit
- Cycle to work scheme
- Unlimited colleague referral bonus scheme
If you're a Junior or Assistant Estimator ready to take on more ownership, or an Estimator who wants better projects and a clearer route up, I'd like to hear from you.
Apply below or message me directly for a confidential conversation.
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