Estimator or Senior Estimator
Stride Recruitment are urgently recruiting an Estimator or Senior Estimator to be based at our clients Swindon office, for this role you will have experience of undertaking tenders valued £2m+ as part Pre Construction. You will be an enthusiastic individual who is able to understand a customer’s key criteria and ascertain what areas of scope can be engineered to provide best nett bid opportunities.
Core Requirments:
* Checking and confirming receipt and completeness of tender documentation
* Creating your own sets of bills using our Conquest system
* Engaging with supply chain members to ensure a robust compliant tender response
* Participating in office business initiatives
* Producing and coordinating information for tender settlement including:
o Tender analysis adjudication sheet
o Preliminary breakdown
o Sub-contractors' comparison
o Identify risks and opportunities
* Considering alternative methods of carrying out works and how Beard may develop a competitive edge
* Coordinate estimating team resources in conjunction with the Pre Construction Manager / Managing Estimator
* Liaising with design team members to ascertain pertinent design information
* Attending launch, review and adjudication meetings equipped to explain the works elements, highlighting both risk and opportunity and providing confidence in the net build cost
* Providing cost and construction proposals for including in submittal documents
* Drawing together tender information, handing it over in a coherent fashion and ensure buy in from project team
* Review / prepare cost plans for customer presentation and review
* Support Consultant selection strategy and requirement for specialist input
What our client is looking for:
* A friendly approach to work and all who you meet, upholding our values of friendly, efficient and committed
* Excellent analytical, organisational and administrative skills to produce a quality bid
* The ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines
* Able to work effectively in a team situation
* The ability to find innovative solutions to the bid process
* A positive manner when co-ordinating the bid
* Knowledge of the Southwest supply chain would be beneficial
Required Experience:
* 3 to 5 years’ experience in a similar role, across various sectors and up to a project value of around £2m
* Detailed knowledge of traditional and various other methods of construction
* Detailed understanding of electronic estimating system (preferably Conquest)
* Full understanding of analytical estimating and two stage tenders
* Exposure to coordinating consultants design and leading design team – beneficial, but not essential
* A high level of IT literacy especially in estimating software
Thank you for taking the time to review this position and if you are interested please submit your most up to date CV to be contacted by Sam Day @ Stride