Estimator (Refurbishment / Social Housing)

EA Associates

Estimator – Refurbishment / Social Housing Projects

£50,000 – £70,000 (DOE)

Company vehicle / travel allowance

1 Day work from home available

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

We are working with a client that’s seeking an Estimator to join their established team. Working on a variety of public and private refurbishment / social housing projects, with values in excess of £1m to multi-million-pound framework agreements. The successful candidate will have previous exposure to these sectors, and varying levels of Estimating experience will be considered. Working hours are 08:00am – 17:00pm.

Benefits:

* Company vehicle / travel allowance

* 25 Days annual leave + bank holidays

* 1 Day working from home available after probationary period passed

Requirements:

* Minimum of 3 years relevant experience as an Estimator

* Up to date Health & Safety and Building Legislation knowledge

* Ability to use own initiative, excellent time management, organised, strong at problem-solving and ambitious

Responsibilities:

* Reporting to the Managing Director

* Responsible for the financial preparation of bids for the business

* Work in partnership with the bid team throughout the pre-construction and bid process

* Ensure bids are risk assessed and reported to the directors

* Prepare submissions in the agreed format consistent with the company branding

* Present submissions to the directors for review

* Manage handover of successful bids to the delivery team

* Provide feedback and responses for the delivery team to assist with any post tender queries

* Preparing the cost components of the proposal, including understanding of the task, planning, assessing past performance and personnel in partnership with the management team

* Attend meetings with Client, Designers, Project Managers and relevant stakeholders as required

* Attend Site Visits as required

* Manage the supply chain to ensure competitive quotes are obtained

* Ensure supply chain quotes are checked to ensure compliance with the tender documents

* Manage tender clarifications throughout the bid process

* Measuring & ‘Taking-Off’ quantities from drawings