My client is looking to appoint a Senior Estimator on a permanent basis. My clients operate within the social housing sector and have a superb track record of delivering quality to their clients.
The role will be to establish an accurate cost on a variety of tender bids and procurement routes prior to adjudication, contribute in the adjudication and post tender process, manage and supervise team members, accordingly, ensure a positive input into the Estimating Department and the success of the region.
The successful candidate will also be able to assess potential risks apparent such as safety, practical and financial issues and communicate accordingly to Management. They will conclude the exercise by producing an accurate formal tender sum whilst in competition in a competitive market.
Role responsibilities
- Consider, assess, discuss, take advice, communicate, and allocate where appropriate costs on any Health and Safety issues that may be applicable or become apparent on a tender during the bid process
- Mentor and train other members of the Estimating Department
- Successfully manage workload within a team
- Ensure tender adjudications have been arranged with the correct time frame sufficient notice
- Ensure that the correct members of the operations departments and board have been notified in good time for the tender adjudication
- Ensure planning meetings have been arranged with sufficient notice and attend accordingly
- Ensure tender abstracts are completed correctly and agree sub-contractors to be used for any given scheme with the operations departments
- Ensure a site visit has been organised with the respective manager(s) from the operations departments and sub-contractors if required
- Ensure subcontract quotations have been collated and checked for compliance prior to use
- Price the remaining elements of any scheme using current competitive rates
- Ensure all tender documentation has been collated in sufficient time for the adjudication to be undertaken
- Attend tender adjudications and explain in detail the thinking behind established tender cost
- Provide support to your team in tender adjudications if necessary
- Amend pricing element of tender documentation as agreed during the tender review and submit tender by due date and time
- Ensure that supporting tender documentation has been completed correctly and returning with priced tender documentation by due date and time
- Follow up with clients to establish company’s standing
- Establish and maintain a good professional working relationship with manufacturers, suppliers etc and generate new business opportunities for the company
- Ensure a non-confrontational approach with any clients at any time
- Ensure any post tender requirements of the client has been carried out
- Carry out staff appraisals on a biannual basis if required
- Ensure discipline and professional standards are maintained
- Provide early warning / notification of any companywide issues that may occur by notification to the Estimating Manager
- Comply with the competition law compliance guidelines
- Encourage and engender the professional development of all staff to whom you are responsible for
- Ensure that all staff are cognizant of associated risks applicable in carrying out their roles and that proper measures are adopted to manage, control, and minimise any risks which may apply to their daily duties
- Ensure that all staff comply with the operating procedures of the Estimating Department
- Look to develop good working relationships with manufacturers, suppliers etc and generate new business opportunities for the company
- Ensure all post tender documentation has been completed and returned to Estimating Support.
- Manage a commercial team of circa 3-4 estimators or all levels, and where applicable, operation staff as the Senior member of staff on designated projects
- To help, support and mentoring to all team members
- Assisting the development and training of assistant, trainee and apprentice estimators
Skills, experience, and qualifications
- Experience of working on Social Housing projects
- Working experience of presenting technical and complex information
- Experience within a senior estimating position reporting to either a commercial manager or director, with a proven track record working closely with key members from the client (building and maintaining relationships)
- Ability to use own initiative as well as working effectively as part of a team
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to organise, allocate priorities and manage aggregate workload
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Excellent focus on the tender opportunity including attention to detail
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to effectively delegates as appropriate
- Good level of numeracy
- Good influencing skills
- Excellent Excel Skills
Salary and Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Car or car allowance
- Bonus
- Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Life Cover equivalent to x3 times annual salary
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
For more information on the role please contact Paul Wilkinson on the number provided or via email on paul.wilkinson@anderselite.com