Lead Estimator (Sizewell C) CWA

Sizewell C

The Purpose of the Role

• Managing a multi-skill level estimating team (Senior Estimator, Estimator, Assistant Estimator) to develop both cost planning and pricing for the Alliance Services and Plant & Logistics section of the project.
• Feeding into the Head of Estimating on the project to ensure consistency in estimating approach set out by the client.
• Capable of producing various estimating documentation that can be assured both internally and externally.
• Stakeholder management to produce the Estimate e.g., planning, procurement, etc.
• Presenting, negotiating, and justifying prices produced in an open and honest manner to both senior leaders within the business and/or external customers/partners.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities, and Decisions

• Undertake estimates in accordance with the SZC policies and procedures.
• Review SZC's drawings and specifications to prepare accurate costing sheets for materials, labour, and equipment.
• Oversee and/or interrogate design options and 'value' solutions, and if appropriate, identify the attractiveness of a project based on sound estimating principles.
• Mentor and support more junior members of the team.
• Record assumptions and identify risks and opportunities, including supporting developing the risk evaluation from a pricing/budgetary point of view.
• Liaise with members of the project team & supply chain to develop and understand methodologies and principles proposed.
• Oversee and supervise other to and/or develop from first principles labour, plant material, subcontract pricing within the Alliance's Estimating Software Candy.
• Oversee and supervise other to and/or develop or check bills of quantities used to present alliance pricing using the Alliance's quantification Software Cost X.
• Record and track changes to the estimate/budget as the estimate inputs mature.