Estimator /Senior Estimator

Location - Essex

Salary - £60k - £70k plus benefits

A busy and fast paced region involved in a range of projects at pre-contract/tender stage covering rail infrastructure work inclusive of but not limited to civil engineering & building works, Mechanical & Electrical, Electrification & Plant works. Work scope includes bridges and footbridges, embankments, station improvements, platforms, tunnels, electrification etc. The pre-contract/work winning team are involved in multi-disciplinary civils and engineering infrastructure projects across the region, whether one off tendered projects or projects within our long term framework / contract agreements with key clients.

Responsibilities

The region is growing rapidly and estimating support is required to support the expansion with the key tasks and responsibilities of the role including but not be limited to

• As Estimator or Senior Estimator, your primary focus will be upon Anglia tender opportunities/ITTs. The works in the region comprise of building and civil engineering schemes, tendered under numerous Network Rail Frameworks or Capital Delivery Infrastructure schemes.
• The effective registration, control and administration of tender documentation
• The preparation and management of tenders from receipt of documents through to delivery
• The presentation of tenders to senior management at tender review meetings
• Liaison with the Supply Chain team in respect of placing supplier / subcontractor enquiries
• Technical and commercial appraisal of construction labour, plant, materials and temporary works
• Take offs from drawings and production of cost effective tenders from first principles.
• The effective analysis and pricing of risks
• The preparation of tender submission documents
• The preparation of estimating reports
• Providing assistance to proposals and contract management functions
• Requirements

To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as an Estimator or Senior Estimator in a rail and civils infrastructure environment to include multi-disciplinary projects and/or frameworks.

Essential

• First Principles Estimating experience
• Rail and Civil engineering project experience
• Experience as an Estimator in a rail contracting organisation

Preferred

Experience in a site based / operational role prior to your Estimating career would be a distinct benefit to the role but not essential.

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