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Assistant Estimator



Halsall

Bath, England, gb

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Main duties and requirements:

  • Positively contribute to the attainment of the Businesses secured workload targets & success rates.
  • Effectively contribute to the preparation of best value tender submissions.
  • Lead our estimating strategy to ensure the bids are well organised, produced in a timely manner and provide sufficient information for the management team to make a valued decision.
  • Mitigate risk during the bid phase through effective risk identification and mitigation strategies (Risk, Opportunity & Assumption register)
  • Provide high level cost advice on emerging opportunities, maintaining database of current market costs.
  • Ensure timely and adequate handover to the Operations team.
  • Advise business on market changes to sub-contractor / material prices in conjunction with the commercial team.
  • Continually seek to improve estimating controls, process and performance.
  • Provide best net cost (supported by market pricing) estimates in a timely and organised manner.
  • Meet tender return deadlines.
  • On receipt of a tender consult with the pre-construction team to assess suitability of the tender and agree whether to provide a bid or decline.
  • Maintain Estimating resource schedules.
  • Agree the bid strategy with the bid team including potential value engineering, the structure of the tender return and important dates for completion of individual tasks.
  • Attend weekly bid team meetings and provide support to the team as required.
  • Prepare bills of quantities.
  • Agree the tender list with the bid team and send out enquiries with sufficient time for the sub-contractors to provide quotations.
  • Fully understand site conditions and constraints.
  • Engage with the sub-contractors through the tender period to ascertain any potential opportunities within the bid along with chasing up tenders to make sure they are received.

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    Skills, Knowledge, Aptitude and Experience:

  • Organised, structured and professional manner.
  • Logical / Analytical.
  • Accurate.
  • Passion for excellence.
  • Strong Team player.
  • Sound judgement.
  • High degree of customer understanding and focus.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

    • Benefits Package:

  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing to 30 with long service
  • Life assurance
  • Pension scheme
  • Parking (with electric car charging)
  • Bonus (based on exceeding financial targets)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Health Screening
  • Green Commute initiative

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