DARA PEOPLE LTD.
Estimator
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Estimator – Groundworks & Civil Engineering
📍 Projects across Essex & Cambridgeshire | Permanent
💷 £55,000–£75,000 depending on experience + package
Know what groundworks really cost to deliver? Put that judgement at the centre of the tender. Take packages from drawings and take-offs through to submission, with scope for support and a handover from the existing experienced estimator.
The opportunity
Join an established groundworks and civil engineering contractor delivering predominantly education projects, alongside commercial and specialist civils schemes.
This is a long-term addition to the estimating team. Whether you’re already an established Estimator or have around four to five years’ relevant experience and are ready for greater responsibility, the business is looking for practical knowledge, not just the ability to produce a number.
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What you’ll manage
- Take-offs and pricing: review drawings and specifications, measure quantities and build up labour, plant and material costs.
- Quotations and tender risk: obtain and assess supplier and subcontractor prices, identify opportunities and flag anything needing clarification.
- Submissions and handovers: prepare accurate, commercially considered tenders and support the transition into delivery.
What you’ll bring
- Estimating experience in groundworks or civil engineering, with a clear understanding of construction methods and the resources needed to deliver the work.
- You’ll be comfortable interpreting tender information, checking what quotations include and explaining the assumptions behind your pricing. The priority is sound technical grounding and an interest in building a future with the business.
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Best-fit candidates
Groundworks Estimators, Civil Engineering Estimators and Estimator/Quantity Surveyors with hands-on tendering experience in contracting or specialist subcontracting. Experience pricing education, commercial or specialist civils packages is particularly relevant.
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