Nuclear Waste Services
Lead Estimator
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About the Company
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is looking for an exceptional Lead Estimator to drive cost modelling and estimating excellence across the nationally significant Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Programme — one of the UK’s most important long-term environmental infrastructure projects.
About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to lead estimating strategy at national scale. You’ll own and evolve our cost estimating frameworks, deliver high-quality whole-life cost models, and influence investment decisions that shape the future of nuclear waste management for generations. This is a hybrid role with the successful individual to be based at either one of our NWS Offices at either Herdus House in Cumbria, Hinton House in Warrington or Helios Building, Didcot.
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Responsibilities
- The estimating and cost modelling function for one of the UK’s most complex infrastructure programmes
- Development and continuous improvement of estimating processes, tools, and governance
- Delivery of transparent, auditable whole-life cost models that inform investment and regulatory engagement
- Integration of estimating with planning, risk, and change control to produce robust, risk-based estimates
- Assurance, challenge, and validation of estimates across internal, external, and regulatory reviews
- Collaboration with commercial, procurement, and programme teams to ensure value for money and strong commercial outcomes
Required Skills
- Proven experience delivering major programme estimating within complex project controls environments
- Strong technical capability in estimating methodologies, modelling, risk, and change
- Ability to analyse, challenge, and communicate complex cost models to diverse audiences
- Leadership skills with the ability to develop people, processes, and capability
- Resilience, adaptability, and confidence working in a highly regulated, multi-stakeholder environment
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Pay range and compensation package
- Salary for this role is £79,352 with opportunity to progress to £86,284
- Generous annual leave package - 25.5 days plus bank holidays and 13 accrued days
- Bonus of up to £4,100 company bonus plus additional 5% personal incentive bonus
- Various other competitive benefits package
Equal Opportunity Statement
NWS is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.
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