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Assistant Estimator
March 17, 2022 | Comments Off on Assistant Estimator
At Kier we believe that - wherever we can, whether office or site-based - we should embrace an agile/flexible approach to working. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to do this. With full flexibility available with this opportunity, as long as you can attend an office or site visit where needed, this position can be carried from any location.
Assistant Estimator
Location: Solihull, Birmingham. This is an agile role within our Eastern & Midlands region, where we have offices based in Rushden, Waterbeach, Witham and Solihull. Home working is also available with some travel to other offices and sites
Business area: Kier Construction - Eastern and Midlands
Contract: Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Benefits: You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.
You can shape the world around you with Kier Group. We're one of the UK's leading names in Regional Build, Highways, Utilities and Infrastructure - inspiring innovations in a multitude of market sectors - and wherever you join us, you'll be able to achieve and collaborate with one of the country's most established and inspired forward thinkers in construction, property, residential and services.
Kier Construction are looking for an Assistant Estimator to support on specific projects based out of our Solihull office. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects from Education to commercial, healthcare, leisure, public sector and more!
Key Responsibilities
Kier Construction are currently looking to recruit an Assistant Estimator to assist with managing tenders from inception to submission & post tender negotiations. As an Assistant Estimator within our Solihull office, you will typically be working on tenders valued between £5m and £50m. A key part of this progressive role will be to work closely with the commercial team on early orders of subcontract packages, as well as implementing and controlling change management. Not only will you have a large variety of project values to get involved with, we operate on a variety of procurement routes, with the opportunity to work across a number of sectors including; Education, Health, High Rise Residential, Student Accommodation, and Commercial.
What do we need from you?
The ideal candidate for this role will be interested in becoming a key member of the work winning and pre contract project conversion team. Experience in cost planning, control and risk mitigation would be advantageous and ideally you will have competency in using blue beam and conquest.
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: 19th April 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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