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Senior Estimator
Job summary
A leading construction company is seeking a Senior Estimator to join their Building Solutions South team. The role requires expertise in producing accurate estimates for construction and refurbishment projects. Candidates should have strong communication skills and experience in similar roles, as well as a commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace. This position offers hybrid working arrangements.
Qualifications
- Previous experience in a similar estimating role within construction.
- Strong communication skills with ability to engage with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
- Competence in computerised estimating and take-off software.
- Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure.
Responsibilities
- Appraising and evaluating client tender requirements and specifications.
- Producing estimates from bills of quantities, drawings, and specifications.
- Managing and reporting tender stage cost controls.
Skills
Education
We're looking for a Senior Estimator to join our Building Solutions South team based in London.
Location: London / South Hybrid
Hours: 40 hours per week – full-time
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
As a Senior Estimator, you'll be working within the Building Solutions South team, supporting them in delivering accurate and competitive estimates for construction and refurbishment projects.
Your day to day will include:
- Appraising and evaluating client tender requirements and specifications
- Producing estimates from bills of quantities, drawings, and specifications
- Developing subcontract trade package enquiries and analysing supply chain responses
- Providing early-stage project cost plans and value engineering options
- Managing and reporting tender stage cost controls
This role of Senior Estimator is great for you if:
- You have previous experience in a similar estimating role within construction
- Strong communication skills with ability to engage with multidisciplinary teams and clients
- Competence in computerised estimating and take-off software
- Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure
- Industry-recognised construction-related qualifications
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
JD Snr Estimator - Building Solutions Nov 25.docx
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