Estimator
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Estimator to join the Tamdown Estimating team. In this role, you will be instrumental in managing and successfully delivering the Company’s tender enquiries. Your efforts will ensure that tenders are competitive, of the quality expected by the Business and its customers and delivered on schedule.
Location: Nexus Park, Great Notley, Essex
Hours: Full Time – 40 hours, Monday – Friday
What we offer
- Competitive salary
- Holiday – 33 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)
- Flexible working – staggered start/finish times | 2 days working from home
- Half day holiday on your birthday
- Long service awards
- Buy additional holiday
- Wellbeing services
- Life cover – 4x annual salary
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering scheme
- Christmas shutdown
What we are looking for
- Strong, proven background within Estimating within a similar organisation with knowledge of Groundworks and RC Frame works
- HNC in Civil Engineering/ Appropriate degree /post graduate qualification
- Member of a Civil Engineering/ Construction institute would be desirable
- Access to a fully serviceable and appropriately insured vehicle
- Understanding of House Building contracts and contractual precedents
- Knowledge of Estimating methods and techniques (Use of QS CAD / Causeway Estimating)
- Awareness of House Building sector, groundworks trade & competition
Key responsibilities
- Analyse tender enquiry documentation to assess the requirements of the customer and the project
- Be the point of contact for the customer; find out the customer needs and raise & answer queries
- Engage key stakeholders as part of our internal sales process to ensure we are effective in our approach to sales and estimating
- Carry out a detailed site visit with key stakeholders to assess the site conditions and constraints
- Carry out required take offs and ensure these are adequate and in line with the company procedures
- Gather and critically analyse quotations from sub-contractors and suppliers ensuring costs are adequately fixed and there is adequate resource to fulfil the project requirements
- Produce bills of quantities in line with the company procedure taking into consideration labour, plant, sub-contract and material requirements
- Produce final forecast margin’s; addressing potential risks and opportunities
- Sanity check own work in line with company procedures to ensure work is correct and accurate
- Ensure the tender process has been followed and appropriate gate forms signed for governance
- Analyse contract documentation to assess the impact of proposed terms and conditions
- Ensure we submit proposals to customers that fulfil their requirements and are of the expected quality
- Return tenders in customer agreed timescales
- Attend customer presentations and provide information in a professional manner
- Investigate and price value engineering
- Handover secured projects to the development team ensuring the customer requirements have been fully understood and that the gate process has been administered to ensure process governance
- Utilise Assistant Estimators to support with tendering and provide training where needed
Building Bright Futures at Tamdown
We work hard to ensure that working for Tamdown is a rewarding place for our people. Employees spend a lot of time at work and we know the importance of spending that time working towards a common purpose. Our culture defines how we work together. We work hard to create a resilient culture that will inspire everyone, existing staff and new recruits alike, whatever their position within the business.
To apply for the Estimator vacancy, please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected].
Closing date for applications is 31st January 2025.