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Senior Estimator

Birmingham, West Midlands

Social Housing Refurbishment - Kitchens/Bathrooms

£40,000 - £70,000 (Dependent on experience) + Car Allowance + 2 Days WFH + 35 Days Holiday (option to buy more) + Healthcare + Taste Card

This is a rare opportunity to join one of the most established social housing contractors in the country. Unlike other big companies, this award-winning business are privately owned and have over 60 years delivering in the social housing environment.

The culture here is great and they value their people, this is demonstrated by their low churn rate of staff.

Everything is about the next 3 years vision and this role is pivotal in moving the company forward.

The Role

You will be sitting with the Bid and Operational teams to produce accurate and competitive pricing for tenders.

Undertake the preparation and processing of quotations, bids and tenders
Prepare Supplier and Sub-contractor enquiries, scrutinise quotations and undertake selection process.
Produce quantities for building works to assist the pricing of a project.
Assess material, labour and plant requirements in compilation of the tender.
Produce breakdowns, substantiation and undertake value engineering process to meet client budgetary requirements
Liaise with Operational Offices, Architects, Engineers, Sub-contractors, Suppliers and the Client to establish the project specification, preliminary requirements, risk provision and exclusions.
Attend and contribute to meetings with work colleagues and or Clients/Customers when necessary.
Assess commercial and operational risks associated with tenders.
Measuring jobs from inception using SMM7 or NRM