What You Will Do

As an estimator, your day-to-day will focus on managing pre-contract activities ranging from managing estimates and ensuring that projects are delivered within budget constraints. You will begin to develop specialist knowledge and be responsible for a significant portion of projects. You will be encouraged to guide junior members of the team and play a part in growing the business through participation in the firm’s wider initiatives.

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

Cost Planning, Estimating, and Benchmarking:

• Develop and manage project budgets, ensuring costs are controlled and remain within established financial parameters.
• Monitor costs of work done and report on budget variances, providing prompt and accurate financial information to the Client.
• Monitor project budget, proactively manage the changes on the project, including project risk registers and contingency with the project team. This will include accurate periodic reporting and presenting of cost data and Cost of Work Done (COWD), accounting for any variances against budget in all commercial reports.
• Conduct accurate and detailed cost estimates for construction projects, including measurement and consideration of all project factors to inform rates throughout the design stage.
• Knowledge and ability to prepare and deliver cost plans.
• Usage of specialist tools and techniques in undertaking cost estimating exercises with understanding of methods/systems used for data gathering, management, storage, and keeping data relevant and current.
• Analyse and evaluate the potential financial impact of design changes, recommending cost-effective solutions.
• Undertake market testing of costs, including liaising with specialist subcontractors and suppliers.
• Knowledge and ability to develop plans to analyse and to bridge gaps resulting from a benchmarking exercise.

Risk Management:

• Identify, assess, and cost potential risks associated with construction projects, developing strategies to mitigate and manage identified risks.
• Provide proactive advice to project teams on risk-related issues to avoid disputes and delays.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• Degree qualified (not essential)
• CaSA or MRICS but not essential. Other professional qualifications or memberships desirable. We will support the training required to gain your professional qualification.
• Precontract experience.
• Experience of working under construction contract terms and conditions, preferably NEC or similar.
• Previous experience within a consultancy, client, or contractor environment strongly desirable.
• Able to work on own initiative.
• A strategic thinker with broad problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a client-focused environment with a personal commitment to the delivery of excellent client service.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of market issues and events and their impact.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to get involved in business-wide initiatives.
• Strong analytical, report writing, and presentation skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Estimating software experience (not essential)
• Leadership skills providing guidance and advice to junior team members (Level dependent) in their work and professional development.
• Ability to work with internal teams, the client, and project teams to ensure effective communication and coordination.

About Us

Collaboration, innovation, and support are at the core of everything we do. At G&T, you will be joining a diverse team led by one of G&T’s equity partners and a board member. Our partner-led model allows us to adopt bespoke approaches both in the service we offer to clients and in the development opportunities we offer our people. Within your team, you will be given clear direction and positive encouragement at every turn, while our commitment to your career development and lifelong learning programmes ensures you have the support, as well as the tools to thrive.

Forward-thinking and future-focused, we champion social mobility, ethical governance, equality, and diversity, creating an inclusive environment where everyone’s unique talents and experiences are valued. Our ESG goals are at the forefront of our business plan, and we are proud to have created social value worth over £24.15m+ since 2021. Our initiatives include the G&T ESG Committee, dedicated to increasing opportunities and removing barriers for social mobility and equality within the firm, as well as our Next Gen programme which focuses on nurturing the next generation in the industry. Our commitment to realizing a more sustainable future is witnessed not only through helping our clients meet their own next zero carbon aspirations but also by reaching our own, with an aim for our firm to be net zero by 2030.