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About The Role
As an Estimator, you will play a vital role in shaping winning proposals by preparing accurate, competitive, and robust cost estimates. Your work directly supports the successful conversion of opportunities into profitable, deliverable projects - making you a key contributor to our business growth.
What You Will Do
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Tender Assessment & Scope Definition
- Review tender documentation, drawings, specifications, and supporting information to define scope and identify key risks and opportunities.
- Request additional information or clarifications where required to ensure proper assessment.
- Conduct site visits to understand constraints, logistics, methodologies, and risks.
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Cost Estimation & Build-Up
- Prepare accurate conceptual, budget, and firm-price estimates.
- Define and quantify scope of work, establishing clear assumptions and inclusions/exclusions.
- Develop build-ups for labour, plant, materials, subcontract works, and methodology-driven costs.
- Work with Operations to agree work programmes, rates, suitable work packages, and potential subcontractors.
- Issue enquiries, analyse subcontractor quotations, and ensure robust comparison.
- Develop bid clarification registers and risk registers.
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Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Engage with HSQE, Technical Solutions, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure estimates are aligned with safe and deliverable methodologies.
- Arrange tender launch, mid-bid reviews, and settlement meetings.
- Support contract negotiation by providing re-pricing and contract data.
- Support effective handover of successful tenders to Operations / Delivery teams.
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Governance, Documentation & Submission
- Ensure compliance with bid governance process (Gated Lifecycle) and approval thresholds by providing necessary documents, namely for Stage 2.
- Prepare high-quality submission documents, including offer letters, BoQs, activity schedules, and clarifications.
- Maintain clear, auditable estimate records and assumptions.
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Relationship Management & Business Development Support
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners.
- Support the identification of sales opportunities with both new and existing customers.
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What This Role Involves
You will combine analytical precision with strong technical insight, commercial awareness, and effective stakeholder engagement across the pre-construction lifecycle. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys turning complexity into clarity and contributing to successful project outcomes.
Skills And Experience You Will Bring
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A degree in (civil) engineering or equivalent in a relevant construction discipline (advantageous)
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Proven ability to develop business within the structural repairs and/or specialist construction sectors (essential)
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Multi-disciplinary knowledge gained from a number of the following:
(preference will be given to candidates with a good range of relevant sector knowledge):
- Bridge Repairs
- Concrete Repairs
- Cathodic Protection
- Structural Strengthening
- External Building Refurbishment
- Jacking & Propping
- Bearing Replacement
- Carbon Fibre Strengthening
- Post Tensioning Systems
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Operational/project background (advantageous)
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Good connections in the construction sector
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