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Senior Estimator

March 1, 2018 | Comments Off on Senior Estimator

Position: Senior Estimator

Location: Tempsford

Due to business growth we are seeking to recruit a Senior Estimator to be based at our Head Office in Tempsford, Bedfordshire. The Senior Estimator will manage the preparation of accurate and competitive cost estimates for a wide variety of Civil Engineering projects across the UK.


Infrastructure UK:

Kier Infrastructure is the civil engineering arm of the Group. It delivers projects nationally and has significant expertise in the highways, energy, nuclear, rail, water and marine sectors.

We are at the forefront of the civil engineering industry, regularly delivering some of the most complex projects within our sectors. The challenges encountered by our employees on a daily basis serve to emphasise the commitment we make to our clients to achieve their needs.


Responsibilities
  • Attend pre-construction and construction site visits.
  • Manage the production of enquiry schedules for either civil scope of works / packages from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued.
  • Manage the preparation of enquiry documents for either civil scope of works / packages.
  • Identify the tender deliverables required from the project designers.
  • Manage the preparation and issuing of RFI's (Request for Information) to the Client / Architect. Evaluates and issues RFI responses to the Estimating Team.
  • Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enters into correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements.
  • Prepare a project risk register including risk cost evaluation and risk probability, and arranges and chairs a project risk meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planners, Design Co-ordinators.
  • Arrange with the Chief Estimator the Tender Adjudication Settlement Meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planners and Director(s).
  • Arrange a Tender Handover meeting in the presence of Estimators and projects team. Prepares commercial documents for tender handover to projects team.
  • Lead Tender Adjudication and Presentation to Director and Senior Manager.


    • The Individual
    • HNC/HNC/Degree (Construction related).
    • Demonstration of knowledge and practical application of planning and construction activities.
    • Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project


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