Senior Estimator

Taylor Wimpey; Kings Langley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilding company in the UK is looking for a candidate to support land purchase exercises by providing essential estimates of materials and labor costs. The successful candidate will calculate prime costs, liaise with various departments, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This role offers excellent benefits, professional training, and a commitment to creating a positive and inclusive work environment. Join us to make a meaningful impact on communities and help build a better future.

Benefits

Excellent retail discounts

Company funded life insurance

Private healthcare

Quality pension scheme with contributions

Discounted house purchase scheme

Car leasing scheme

Share plans

Opportunities for professional training and development

Qualifications

• Experience working in the housebuilding industry is essential.
• Understanding of NHBC and Health and Safety standards is required.
• Must be capable of managing deadlines and information flow.

Responsibilities

• Provide information for land purchase exercise based on identified opportunities.
• Calculate and prepare estimates of all prime costs for developments.
• Liaise with departments to ascertain costs related to land and site overheads.

Skills

Wide experience in housebuilding

Strong knowledge of Building Regulations

Managing information flow and deadlines

IT knowledge

Knowledge of the Coins system

Job description

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At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

To provide information, where necessary, for the land purchase exercise that will enable clear materials and labour costs to be considered at that stage.

Ensure that all estimating work required to deliver the business unit output is completed timely and within an agreed programme.

To present the information in the required format to project teams and senior management.

To maintain the business culture and control framework within the boundaries set out in the Operating Framework and Taylor Wimpey CDM processes.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide information for land purchase exercise

• Once land opportunities are identified, familiarise the geographical area and consider site issues.
• Prepare estimates of all prime costs.

Complete all estimating work

• Calculate all the prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise through the planning process. Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work.
• Liaise with the other departments to ascertain costs of land, technical, statutory services and site overheads and revenues with land (affordable housing) and sales (open market) at the appropriate time.
• Maintain schedules of quantities at various levels and price them individually.
• Ensure the cost base is updated.

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Wide experience in the discipline within the housebuilding industry
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements.
• Managing information flow and deadlines.
• IT knowledgeable.
• Knowledge of the Coins system

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants:

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.