Graduate / Entry Level Estimator

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Career Opportunity : Graduate / Entry Level Estimator

Our team is dynamic, innovative and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Due to continued growth we now need to grow the team and are recruiting for a Graduate / Entry Level Estimator to join our company in a full-time permanent position. The main purpose of this role is to deal with the preparation, processing, and submission of tenders for contracts by calculating the costs involved in supplying a product or service that meets the client’s technical specification

Other Main Duties Include

• Manage and co-ordinate information for bids and tenders within designated area
• Researching materials, equipment and labour costs
• Gain and understanding of what the client’s needs are
• Collecting quotes from suppliers and sub-contractors
• Planning job timescales
• Assessing and advising on commercial risk
• Preparing and submitting quotations for work
• Helping with bids for new contracts and supporting buying activities
• Monitoring the stages of a project to make sure that costs are kept in line with forecasts
• Clearly convey the financial elements of a tender to site staff at tender handover
• Involvement in review / input to quality submissions
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedures

Are you the person we are looking for?

We are looking for an individual who has a relevant degree such as Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management or equivalent. You will have s a sound knowledge of spreadsheets and be looking for a career in Estimating. The role will involve detailed analysis of direct and indirect costs along with regular reporting on the progress of tenders at all stages, whilst working to strict deadlines in order to achieve desirable results.

We also offer some fantastic perks!

We don’t just offer a great place to work with a family feel atmosphere, we also offer :

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within two weeks, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Civil Engineering

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