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Costs & Quotes Coordinator
February 23, 2022 | Comments Off on Costs & Quotes Coordinator
Provide your expertise to our operational teams in Kier FM, by joining us today as a Commercial Costs & Quotes Coordinator, and develop your skills & ambition in a company that rewards you every day.
Commercial Costs & Quotes Coordinator
Location: Centenary House, Basingstoke
Business Area: Kier Facilities Management - Public Sector Contracts
Contract: Permanent, full time
Kier Places are recruiting now for a Costs & Quotes Coordinator to join our Facilities Management team in Basingstoke, to produce accurate Estimates and Quotes for Tier 1 and Tier 2 works for our Public Sector contract, ensuring that we raise accurate Estimates and Quotes that will provide value for money for the Client and profitable margins against work undertaken by Kier. Kier Places' growth objectives means that for the right candidate there is the potential for development and progression in the future.
Key Responsibilities
As a Commercial Costs & Quotes Coordinator, your role will involve communicating with internal and external customers with the aim of achieving accurate & right-first-time quotes and estimates, reviewing & challenging appropriately for value and transparency, and ensure quote tenders are fairly recommended.
As a focused Costs & Quotes Coordinator, you will need to review and verify labour & material rates in line with agreed rates; ensure estimates are produced using Schedule of Rates (SORs) or where appropriate Bespoke Rates, and ensuring appropriate margins are achieved. We will also trust you to ensure Estimates and Quotes exceeding £3k are reviewed by the Quotes Supervisor and any necessary amendments made prior to submission; and ensure that for quotes exceeding £10k, 3 tenders are submitted and provided with a recommendation for the Client or ensure evidence of single tenders be provided.
As a Costs & Quotes Coordinator, working collaboratively is key to this role, as you will need to liaise with Contract Managers for technical advice and pricing queries, achieve performance targets, and support the team/ department in achieving broader performance goals.
What do we need from you?
The ideal Costs & Quotes Coordinator for this role will be someone with experience of working in a similar background coupled with knowledge of the quotes, application and billing process, together with a clear and demonstrable understanding of end-to-end revenue streams and their impact on profitability.
This is a great opportunity for someone working towards a Quantity Surveying qualification, or you may have a background as Project Admin, Commercial Admin or in Estimating, but you will need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively at all stakeholder levels.
Who are we?
Welcome to Kier Facilities Management - the team that's putting people into FM, delivering an incredibly wide range of innovative management and maintenance solutions, right across the UK. We're a crucial part of Kier Places, providing hard and soft facilities management to hundreds of Government department sites and public buildings - offering you a role that will challenge and reward you, every single day.
Find out more here about the great we offer our employees.
Be great in a company built on doing good. Join us today as a Commercial Costs & Quotes Coordinator.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance which will take place during your employment but can take multiple weeks/months to complete (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: 25th March 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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