Full job descriptionMB929: Senior Estimator
Location: Workington
Salary: £70,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit an Estimator on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Swindon depot.

Duties and Responsibilities:
*Ensure company governance procedures are followed at all times
*Work in coordination with the Bid Manager to ensure competitive pricing
*Agree methodologies and outputs for key activities with planner and, where appropriate, with Bid Manager / Design Manger
*Provide advice to Bid Manager / Design Manager on most cost effective design options
*Price alternative design solutions
*Procedure competitive price using methodologies and outputs etc to suit conditions/ situations relevant to the scheme.
*Advise Bid Manager of sufficiency of client bill of quantity / activity schedule and arrange for full quantity take off or checking as required.
*Preparing the price estimate for tenders of budget pricing comprising the following aspects:
*Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items
*Ensure Working Rule Agreement (and any other specific requirements such as London Living wage) included in labour rates
*Prepare scheme specific labour rate calculation where required.
*Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items
*Liaise with Planner to reconcile plant resource levels
*Comparison sheet for materials considering unit rate (conversation factors), wastage, waiting times and part loads etc.
*Liaise with procurement to determine appropriate selection of suppliers to send enquiries to.
*Liaise with procurement to determine the sufficiency and compliance of supplier quotations
*Liaise with procurement and agree on the selection of supplier quotations to be used in the estimate
*Liase with procurement & bid team to determine appropriate selection of subcontractors to send enquires to
*Liase with procurement to determine sufficiency and compliance of subcontractor quotations
*Preparation of comparation sheet for subcontractors details additions/ deletions from quoted rates
*Liaise with procurement and bid manager and agree on the selection of the subcontractor to be used in the estimate.
*Liaise with Planner / Technical Services / Temporary Works Coordinator to agree extent and nature of temporary works.
*Agree costs of temporary works with temporary works coordinator.
*Agree staffing levels and procedure staff programme with Bid Manager and Operations Lead
*Use currently weekly staff rated to price staff
*Agree shift patterns and overtime rates with operations lead for out of normal hours working - note these need to comply with working time directive/ NR Fatigue guidance
*Liaise with Planner to determine overall duration of preliminaries
*Coordinate and liase with Bid Manager to ensure all aspects of clients requirements included as necessary
*Input with Bid Manager and tender risk manager into tender risk/ opportunity register
*Final Settlement and submission
*Procedure top-sheet tender summary in current format and associated back up sheets
*Present Pricing build up at pre-settlement and settlement meetings
*Prepare adjustments sheets in coordination with Bid Manager to reflect settlement adjustments
*Prepare final pricing documentation for inclusion with tender submission – where possible ensuring pricing maintains a positive cash flow throughout the project
*Coordinate with Bid Manager for the production of the form of tender
*Liase with Bid Manager and address any post tender clarifications/amendments issued by the client
*Handover (for successful bids)
*Prepare handover pricing document for issue to Project Manager and Commercial Manager
*Attend handover meeting with Bid Manager
*Review (for unsuccessful bids)
*Coordinate with Bid Manager to review feedback on tender price (where provided) for future tenders.

Skills and Qualifications:
*Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques
*Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation
*Commercial awareness of different forms of contract
*Sound knowledge of the companies’ governance and procedural requirements for work winning.
*Detailed knowledge of estimating software packages

MB929: Senior Estimator
Location: Workington
Salary: £70,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP