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This Main Contractor based in Leicestershire undertake works across the healthcare, commercial and education sectors on projects ranging in value from £50,000 to £6,500,000 on a Design & Build or pre-designed arrangement and they have a need for an experienced Project Estimator.

As an Estimator, you will undertake or assist the pre-construction team, in undertaking the following duties;

▪ Review of tender documentation to establish subcontract trade package and material requirements.

▪ Assess tender documentation to compile individual trade package subcontract enquiries.

▪ Compilation and issuing of tender enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers.

▪ Assessment and alignment of received subcontract tenders.

▪ Identify and compile Tender Qualifications / Exclusions.

▪ Produce Tender Cost document from in-house standard form / format.

▪ Identify any ‘gaps’ in pricing and capture via means of labour / plant / material pricing from 1st principle.

▪ Ability to identify and build tender stage programmes.

▪ Produce take-offs for general works (floor finishes, partitions, ceiling finishes etc).

▪ Pricing of project Preliminaries based on programme durations and identification of preliminary requirements (welfare, waste, protection etc).

Essential Requirements for the role;

▪ 3-5 Years Estimating experience in a Main Contracting capacity in the healthcare, commercial or education sectors

▪ Ability to work well under pressure, to meet tight timescales and deadlines.

▪ Work well as part of a team as well as the ability to work with own initiative.

▪ Committed to work beyond the core hour to ensure timescales and deadlines are achieved.

▪ Desire and commitment to develop understanding of the role and the construction industry and differing sectors.

▪ Excellent IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office.

▪ Excellent time management and negotiation skills.

▪ Successful Enhanced DBS (This will be obtained by the Company as part of the onboarding process)