Estimator

Salary: £60,000 per year

We are recruiting for an Estimator in Slough on behalf of a City Landscape Construction Specialist working in London and the South and offer a full package service to their commercial client base. On offer is a salary of up to £60,000 per year and the opportunity to join an award winning hard and soft landscaping contractor in what is an exciting period of growth for them.

Working within a small and close working team the Estimator will be preparing and submitting soft and hard landscaping tenders that can range in value from £100,000 to £. 

This will include:

• Measuring PDF drawings and producing tender documents.
• Producing detailed soft and hard landscaping bills of quantities.
• Identifying areas of risk during the tender process and presenting them to the senior management team.
• Attending site visits and tender meetings.
• Developing and nurturing strong and professional relationships with existing and new clients, liaising with them for updates on bid submissions.

You will need to be:

• Educated to Degree / OND / HND or similar in construction, quantity surveying, hard or soft landscape construction. (If you have any horticulture related qualification or experience that would be desirable.)
• Experienced in the preparation and submission of soft landscaping, hard landscaping or civils groundwork tenders.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office as well as Take Off and Estimating software packages.
• Meticulous in your approach to your work, driven, motivated and experienced at managing both current estimating workload and existing and concurrently running projects.

What you can expect:

• This role is fully supported by the Tender Admin Team who take the initial enquiries and pass them on with the Take Offs, Enquiries and Quotations requests completed so that you receive a Quantified Bill, Set of Measures and the have the required quotes coming through. 
• The Estimator liaises with the Admin Team and Supply Chain, reviews the tender, scope of works, RFI’s from Clients, produces the quote and progresses the tender which can include post tender site and client meetings as well as site visits and walk arounds.
• To work as part of a small, dedicated and friendly team who are very experienced within their sector and successful at producing quotations and winning tenders.
• To join a well-established, large and growing company that works with the Major Contractors and Developers in the South, maintains close client relationships, a hands-on approach, is known for bringing stunning designs to life and delivering a top quality finish.