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We're looking for a Senior Estimator to join our London team based in London.
Location: London
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced Senior Estimator to join our team in London. You'll be working closely with our established preconstruction team and clients to deliver value for money solutions on new build, refurbishment, Cat B fit out projects across the private and public sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to use your expertise in a collaborative environment where your skills and creativity will help shape innovative solutions for our clients.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Estimator, you'll be working within the preconstruction team, supporting them in developing solutions and pricing for projects. Your day-to-day will include:
- Preparing multi-discipline tender pricing and producing differing levels of pricing, from top-down budgets to bottom-up lump sums
- Working collaboratively with bid managers, planners, design managers, and delivery teams to develop innovative solutions
- Identifying risks and opportunities whilst considering site safety, health, quality, and environmental issues
- Co-ordinating and liaising with suppliers and specialist sub-contractors, including technical assessment of quotations
- Compiling final submission documentation and ensuring all tenders meet commercial requirements whilst delivering to quality standards and meeting deadlines
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What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Estimator is great for you if:
- You have a proven track record of successfully delivering tenders and pricing of varying size and complexity
- You can manage a portfolio of projects in a framework environment with excellent organisational and planning skills
- You're able to work within integrated teams and interact professionally with clients and colleagues at all levels
- You have experience of the pre-construction phase of projects and can quickly identify risks and opportunities
- You're competent in using various IT packages including estimating software and have experience working on construction projects
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We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and Benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and Inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
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