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Experienced Estimator Opportunity in Manchester
An established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor is looking for an experienced Estimator to join their team in Manchester.
This is a great opportunity to join a successful, experienced tendering team, working alongside estimators, bid writers, procurement, and business development professionals to develop customer solutions and secure work across a diverse portfolio of civil engineering projects.
Responsibilities
- Interpret client tender requirements from PQQ and ITT documentation
- Take off and review Bills of Quantities from client information
- Prepare estimates in accordance with company procedures promptly and accurately
- Collate supporting information including opportunity and risk registers and key assumptions registers
- Work collaboratively with the Bid Manager, regional business, and planner to agree methodology and principles
- Prepare the estimating adjudication pack and present the basis of estimates and key assumptions
- Maintain notes of adjudication and handover meetings, closing out actions and monitoring customer negotiations
- Prepare estimate handover packs at contract award and provide ongoing support to site teams
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- Estimating and/or operational experience in one or more of the following: shafts, tunnelling, pipelines, MEICA, rail civils, or groundworks
- Strong competence in construction techniques and associated resource requirements across these sectors
- Proficient with tender build-ups and estimating software
- Fully conversant with Microsoft Office suite
- Numerate with a confident demeanour and ability to liaise at all levels
- Experience working within the water or civil engineering sector
Desirable
- Chartered Engineer or equivalent
- Experience using Candy estimating software
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