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Location: Scotland / Remote with occasional travel
Sector: Civil Engineering
It's easy to claim that a role offers genuine long-term security, flexibility, and a consistently strong pipeline of work, but you need to be able to demonstrate that.
This business is a highly respected infrastructure and civil engineering business with an excellent reputation built on long-standing client relationships—many developed and maintained over decades. With secured and upcoming work across a diverse range of frameworks and sectors, they are looking to appoint a Senior Estimator to strengthen their preconstruction team.
The opportunity
You will take a leading role in producing robust, commercially sound estimates from first principles. You will assess opportunity, client requirements, and risk, working closely with operational teams, Bid Managers, Planners, and senior stakeholders throughout the tender process.
You will also support the transition from successful bid to delivery, ensuring site teams have a clear understanding of the estimate, methodology, and key assumptions.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed estimates in line with company procedures and tender requirements.
- Build tender submissions from first principles, including labour, plant, materials, subcontract packages, preliminaries, and risk allowances.
- Identify opportunities, commercial risk, and key assumptions throughout the tender process.
- Work closely with operational teams to agree on the proposed methodology, programme requirements, and delivery principles.
- Liaise with Bid Managers, Planners, Designers, Supply Chain, and other internal stakeholders.
- Maintain clear tender estimate files, assumption registers, and supporting documentation.
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About You
You will be an experienced estimator from a relevant civil engineering or infrastructure background, with the confidence to work independently while building strong relationships across operational and commercial teams.
Ideally, you'll have previous experience working on site in one or more of the following areas:
- Civil engineering
- Water and wastewater
- Rail
- Waste and environmental infrastructure
- Tunnelling
- Marine
- Renewable energy
Why join?
This is an opportunity to join a business that is built for the long term—not reliant on a single market, client, or short-term project cycle. Its sustained success is underpinned by trusted client partnerships, repeat business, and a broad portfolio of secured framework and project opportunities.
The Company Offers
- A strong, stable, and varied pipeline of work across multiple infrastructure sectors and frameworks.
- Long-standing client relationships and a reputation for quality, collaboration, and delivery.
- Flexible working arrangements, including the ability to work remotely from across Scotland or further afield, with only occasional visits required.
- A senior role with real influence across bid strategy, preconstruction, and project delivery.
- A benefits package that is notably stronger than the industry standard.
- The security and development opportunities that come with joining a successful, forward-thinking contractor.
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If you are a Senior Estimator looking for flexibility, meaningful responsibility, and the confidence of joining a business with a proven track record and excellent future workload, we would be keen to hear from you.
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For roles in the UK, applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
We value diversity and promote equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all areas of society and can discuss any reasonable adjustments to support your application.
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