We are looking for a Senior Estimator to be based at our Swindon office, who has experience of undertaking
tenders valued £1m+ as part of our Projects Division. 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.

What you will do:

• Check and confirm receipt and completeness of tender documentation
• Create your own sets of bills using our Conquest system
• Engage with supply chain members to ensure a robust compliant tender response
• Produce and coordinate information for tender settlement including:
• Tender analysis adjudication sheet
• Preliminary breakdown
• Sub-contractors’ comparison
• Identify risks and opportunities
• Consider alternative methods of carrying out works and how you may develop a competitive edge
• Liaise with design team members to ascertain pertinent design information
• Attend launch, review and adjudication meetings equipped to explain the works elements,
  highlighting both risk and opportunity and providing confidence in the net build cost
• Provide cost and construction proposals for including in submittal documents
• Draw together tender information, handing it over in a coherent fashion and ensure buy in
  from project team.

What you will bring

• 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 deadline
• 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

Experience

• 10 to 15 years’ experience in a similar role, across various sectors and up to a project value of around £1-£10m
• 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
• Fundamentally, you’ll help work towards our vision of ‘being better tomorrow than we are today’.

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