Role: Senior Electrical Estimator

Salary: Up to £90,000 + Car Allowance + Full Travel + Package

The Client 

Our client is a leading player in the London Construction market working across Major Commercial Schemes, Life Sciences and Data Centre Projects. They have also been involved in state-of-the-art sports centres across the UK. They have a strong team at various levels overseeing the full project life cycle and typically operate a 20 project model with 15 currently in Construction phase and 5 In pre construction.

The successful candidate will be working on quality tender returns and the setup of new projects, this position will be in the estimation team. Office based, the successful candidate will be responsible for looking at the buildability of new projects and ensure the deliverables of the project are setup for the handover to operations team.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of Tender Documents including architectural and M&E Drawings / Specifications
• Deliver compliant tender returns
• Attend Tender Review meetings to understand what the target projects are.
• Liaise with contractors and consultancies to understand what is being requested or asking to be priced.
• What are the areas of risk in the install, have we allocated enough time? Are there any areas we can Better Buy / increase profit margins.
• Specifically looking at Project ‘Strategy’, ‘Buildability’ and produce a below the line schedule.
• Attend site visits and tender adjudication meetings prior to tenders being submitted.
• Assessing internal & external risk, as well as client risk.
• Leading strategy meetings on bid approaches.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships clients, contractors and suppliers.
• Assessing the risk levels associated with the project.
• document, achieving best value at tender stage.
• Undertake take-offs of tender drawings and input data into estimation software
• Ensure all elements of tender are accounted for prior to the tender being submitted.
• Stipulate cost reports taking into consideration required mark-up.

The ideal candidate

• Will come from an estimating background and have a good grasp of M&E Services, sequencing, design and install. Looking at the detail within tenders.
• Experience working on large/mid-sized Commercial projects.

In return they offer:

• A healthy pipeline of work
• A real opportunity to climb the management ladder with a stable business.
• Opportunity to come in at a senior position with the business.
• A healthy pipeline of work – our client has secured the majority of their turnover for the next 18 months.