Assistant Estimator

Assistant EstimatorIndustrial, Commercial, Retail SectorDesign & Build£35,000 - £45,000 + Car Allowance + PackageThis is for a main contractor that turn over circa £15m.Great culture, supply chain and retention rates.Flat layer management in the business and quick decisions are made based on common sense. Contracts range from £250k - £3m typically and work is across the country so you will need to work away during the week which will be expensed. The RoleKey Duties :

• Leading and managing bids (as required).
• Ensuring compliance with RMS Bid Management processes.
• Managing Estimators, Assistant Estimators and Trainee Estimators as required.
• Coach, mentor and assist with training junior staff to support development
• Deliver core services on project bids.
• Input to monthly reporting.
• Meeting all deadlines for bid return dates and as may be otherwise set by management.
• Other duties as may be required by senior management.Projects :
• Attending and inputting to bid launch meetings.
• Reviewing bid documents and developing a bid strategy to give a competitive edge.
• Producing market competitive, nett cost estimates for bids in line with the RMS.
• Carrying out accurate quantity take-offs for the purposes of estimating - where required.
• Checking externally produced bills of quantities for accuracy.
• Pricing groundworks, drainage, sub-structure, masonry, joinery work and partitions from first principles.
• Preparing and issuing sub-contract and material enquiries.
• Liaise with the procurement department to obtain material quotations.
• Inputting into gateway documents and gateway review meetings.
• Establishing value engineering opportunities.
• Establishing risks and inputting to project risk register.
• Preparing and checking tender letters, technical notes and qualifications for issue.
• Capturing data and preparing benchmarking reports to support bids.
• Ensuring all key estimating data is effectively transferred to the delivery team at handover stage