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SENIOR ESTIMATORBEDFORDSHIRE BEDFORDCONSTRUCTION

Employment Type Permanent
Location Bedfordshire , Bedford
Industry Sector Construction
Start Date ASAP
Salary/Rate £50 - £60 per annum + Car/Allow, Pension, Healthca
Reference JKB34
Date Advertised 05-06-2008 - 00:01

This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.

Description

Leading National Contractor - Projects £30m+ - Bedfordshire

My client is a leading national contractor with offices throughout the UK. The dedicated major projects arm is looking for a Senior Estimator to join the business to play a key role in their further growth and expansion.

Projects types include Education, Commercial and Leisure and values are typically in £30m - £60m range.

Senior Estimator - Major Projects £30m+ - Bedfordshire

THE COMPANY:

Is the major building projects arm of an international Construction Group, providing a comprehensive service for design & build, Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and traditional contracts throughout the UK.

Specialising in health, education, commercial, industrial, government, defence, pharmaceutical and retail, my client's integrated approach involves working in partnership with consultants, designers and sub-contractors.

Due to successful expansion and the award of further exciting multi-million projects they are currently looking to recruit a Senior Estimator for their Head-Office based in Bedfordshire.

THE ROLE:

Check and maintain a controlled copy of the Client's Enquiry documents.
Review and report on the Client's Enquiry to enable a decision to bid.
Prepare subcontract and materials enquiries and review the subsequent quotations
Build up an accurate cost estimate for the permanent works in an elemental and analytical format.
Prepare an accurate cost estimate for the indirect resources required to carry out the works in accordance with the agreed programme and engineering requirements.
Check the labour and plant resources accumulated in the cost estimate balance with those derived from the planned programme.
Prepare and present the commercial aspects of the tender to the directors for adjudication and approval.
Prepare the commercial tender for submission to the Client.
On acceptance of the tender by a Client check the proposed.
Contract reflects the enquiry documents and subsequent offer.
Prepare and present the commercial handover documents to the Operations Team.

IS THIS YOU?

Strong IT skills, including good knowledge of Outlook & Excel.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Higher certificate in building studies.
Experience in a similar role for a major building contractor on multi-million pound projects.
Good organisational skills, together with the ability to prioritise work.

Should this position be of interest please do not hesitate to contact me, Matt Braydon on 0845 475 2929 for a confidential discussion. Alternatively should you wish to send a CV now please follow the on screen instructions.