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May 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Head of Estimating
Title: Head of Estimating Location: Tempsford, Bedfordshire. Team: Infrastructure Kier Infrastructure is recruiting a Head of Estimating to be based at our Tempsford Hall head office in Sandy, Bedfordshire. Reporting to the pre-construction director you will lead a team of estimators based at Tempsford and around the country. The Kier Infrastructure pre-construction team supports our Infrastructure Projects, Rail and Regional Civil Engineering businesses with a current combined annual turnover of £500m. Tender values range from over £1 billion to below £1 million.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Lead the estimating team
Develop an effective team of estimators to meet the changing needs of the business
Development of skills and efficiency within the estimating team
Preparation of cost plans prior to arrival of tenders
Selection, procurement and management of external QS / cost consultants as necessary to support the internal team
Work closely with the other functions in the department to develop and implement bid winning strategies from early in the procurement process
Working with joint venture partners to develop and manage estimating functions for major projects
Preparation of tender pricing in accordance with the required tender preparation programme
Leading supply chain relationships to allow them to respond with timely, comprehensive and competitive quotations
Ensuring the quality of pricing work carried out by the team
Identification of risk and opportunity and establishing the route to margin
Preparation of cash flows
Ensuring that pricing is presented in a clear understandable manner at internal adjudications
Ensuring pricing is presented to clients accurately and coherently at the correct level of detail and with any necessary qualification or explanation
Ensure compliance in accordance with policies and standing orders
The successful candidate should have the following skills:
Able to lead and motivate a team
Able to work closely and constructively with the rest of the pre-construction team
Good communicator
Able to prioritise and work on own initiative with no supervision
Conversant with tender preparation across all relevant business sectors
Have knowledge of, and the ability to use, computerised estimating systems
Have an understanding of different Conditions of Contract
Able to read and understand quotations, resolving any conditions or qualifications contained therein
Able to read and understand tender documentation
Able to embrace and develop new initiatives and technology
You should have experience or working on a range of civil engineering work-types and values.
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