Estimator

Salary: £48,000 – £60,000 per year

Leading regional contractor in Warwickshire is looking for a permanent Estimator to join their growing business and work on a range of tender opportunities in Warwickshire and beyond.
Role function – To deliver the estimating services within the Group and meet the core requirement:-
* To prepare a projected nett cost model for proposed building projects
* To manage and control the tender process through liaison with other departments or externally resourced functions.
1. To provide manager / organisation information to enable them to monitor progress of tenders and highlighting issues which might impact on service quality.
2. Operate defined systems and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective estimating services comply with best practice and QA procedures.
3. Keep up to date with any developments in estimating systems, software and equipment, taking a personal responsibility for self development.
4. Promote and build good working relationships with all parts of the company, providing advice and assistance to all staff on any aspect of the estimating function, processes and procedures
5. Proactively provide support to the business undertaking any other duties as identified by the Managing Director
Main Pricing Function;
1. Review tender documentation and conditions and deal with changes during the tender period
2. Obtain and evaluate labour only sub-contract quotations for trades such as groundworks, brickwork and carpentry
3. Obtain and evaluate material quotations, liaising with buying department where necessary
4. Obtain and evaluate domestic sub-contract quotations for specialist trades such as building services, structural frames, cladding, windows, finishing trades etc.
5. Take off quantities and prepare internal bills of quantities when necessary
6. Price bills of quantities using analytical rate build ups where appropriate
7. Price preliminaries (site overheads and attendances)
8. Attend tender adjudication meetings
Other Duties;
1. Carry out site visits, take photographs and report on conditions, restrictions etc
2. Liaise with contracts department on buildability issues and programming
3. Inform the directors regarding the proposed form of contract and particulars
4. Carry out an informal risk analysis during the tender process and advise any issues
5. Carry out value engineering procedures during the tender process and advise any potential cost saving
6. Prepare, or liaise with other departments, to ensure that tender submission documentation is available within the required timescales
Post Submission;
1. Carry out post tender negotiations. Dealing with budget issues, changes, repricing etc
2. Attend meetings with client and consultants as requested following submission of tender
3. Upon project award prepare documentation and attend project launch meetings to hand over the project to the construction team. Advising on documentation, client expectations, risks etc.
Miscellaneous;
1. Prepare cost plans for budget estimates to establish feasibility of schemes in the early stage of design