SMO1/20013
Estimator - Civils
Birmingham, West Midlands
£40,000 - £55,000
Summary:
Linsco are currently looking for an Estimator for a client of ours in the Birmingham, West Midlands area. An opportunity has arisen for an Estimator to work within the proposals team processing tenders for receipt to submission supporting civil engineering experience.
Day to day Responsibilities:
Maintain tender database with all new tenders
Reviewing tender documentation to fully determine and understand the conditions set out
Quantify the extent of the works involved from tender documents
Engage in the bid process to ensure timely production of submission documentation
Identify potential risks and opportunities associated with the tender documents
Identify and engage supply chain to maximise commercial opportunities and savings during the bids process
Preparation of accurate and competitive cost estimates from first principals for a wide variety of civil engineering works, predominately in the Water Industry
Check & ensure maintenance of a controlled copy of tender document & resultant communications
Risk review of the tender to inform bid decisions in conjunction with Proposals staff
Prepare subcontract & materials enquiries and review subsequent quotations
Prepare an accurate cost estimate for the preliminaries resources required to carry out the works in accordance with agreed programme & engineering requirements
Check labour & plant resources accumulated in the cost estimate with those derived from the tender programme
Prepare & present the commercial aspects of the tender to the Managers for adjudication and approval
Prepare the commercial tender for submission to the Client
On acceptance of tender by Client check proposed contract reflects the enquiry documents and subsequent offer
Prepare and present the commercial handover documents to the contract delivery team
Liaise with construction teams to ensure output & resource data collected providing feedback for future tenders
Candidate Requirements:
Experience working as an Estimator within civil engineering
ONC / HNC / BSc / NVQ equivalent or at least 5 years' experience
Commercial Awareness
Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
What can we offer:
Competitive Salary
Company car / Car allowance
Company benefits and perks
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Linsco is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.