Senior Estimator

Job title:

Senior Estimator

Company

Venatu

Job description

Senior Estimator – Loughborough

Salary £50-60K plus package

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Auto enrolment pension

DIS x 3

Discretionary Bonus

Employer Assistance Programme

Early finish Friday

Job Type: Full-time

About Us:

Our client is a leading provider of high-quality steelwork fabrication solutions, committed to delivering excellence in every project. With a strong reputation for precision, innovation, and customer satisfaction, they take pride in our dedicated team and the outstanding work they produce. A growing, family business, employing around 150 people they are looking to grow further.

They are looking for a Senior Estimator to join their team. Known for projects in the Railway, Highways and Construction Industry, working alongside various Tier 1 Contractors. This would be a great position for someone who has experience in the steelwork sector and can confidently apply their skills, knowledge, and experience to other well-known, large-scale projects.

Role: Senior Estimator

Direct Reports: None

Reports To: Estimating Manager

Job Function: Collect and analysis data to estimate the time, money, materials, and labour required to deliver the Customer requirements for a project or manufacture a product. Prepare accurate estimates and quotations from enquiries received.

Job Duties:

• Gather first-hand information from both internal departments and external suppliers. Liaise with departments to produce accurate costing information.
• By understanding the project/program and its requirements, prepare work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
• Creating accurate material take offs, both manually and by use of Tekla/Reutt software packages.
• Present tender proposals to the Sales and Contracts team for review and sign off, director review and sign off as value levels dictate.
• Determine key variables for cost and other estimates by identifying labour, material, and time requirements by the related documents to compute cost.
• Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analysing information.
• Build and maintain relationships with key suppliers, obtain and review offers and quotes from subcontractors or suppliers.
• Presents prepared estimate by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information to the appropriate persons (project manager, clients, bidding competition, etc.).
• Follow up initial submission with client for feedback, all tenders of interest should be forwarded to the Estimating Manager.
• Upon tender award, set up and present to a handover meeting to the Contracts team.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends.
• Maintains cost data base by ensuring new suppliers, amended prices, etc. are notified for systems to be updated..
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending meetings and review new publications as required.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed and actively participating in team meetings.
• Support the Estimating Manager with the preparation of pre-qualifications and pre-bid submissions.

This job description provides a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list of duties and responsibilities. You will be required to carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, appropriate with the level of responsibilities of this post.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Detailed knowledge and experience of the technical elements of architectural structural steel fabrication and the construction industry.
• Ideally at least 3 years’ experience of estimating within the industry managing elements of Steel construction projects including being able to fully read and interpret working drawings.
• Ability to undertake a reasonable level of technical and financial calculations
• Excellent project planning and organisational skills.
• Business acumen and analytical financial skills with the ability to make sound judgements/assessments in relation to budget costs from limited information.
• Excellent Communication through verbal, written and interpersonal negotiating skills
• Excellent time management.
• Good team working skills (essential)
• IT Skills with the ability to use the standard Microsoft packages.
• Ability to be self-motivated.
• Awareness of building law and regulations, contract law and health and safety law

Working Environment:

Mainly office based.

Working Hours

7.45am to 4.45 pm Monday to Thursday

7.45am to 2.15pm Friday

To join this fantastic company on its journey call me directly to discuss starting your new tomorrow today.

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Expected salary

£50000 – 60000 per year

Location

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Job date

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:07 GMT

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