Senior Estimator

Role: Senior Estimator
Location: Chelmsford (travel to other offices on occasion)
Salary: Up to 70,00 per annum
Additional: Company vehicle or car allowance
Job Type: Full-time - Permanent

Are you an ambitious and driven Senior Estimator with experience working on civil engineering and groundworks projects?

We have an exciting new opportunity with our client, a well-established civil engineering contractor working across the Midlands and South of England on new build residential projects.

The company:
We are delighted to be supporting our client, a leading civil engineering contractor with decades of experience in residential construction projects, as they seek to add an experienced Senior Estimator to their growing commercial team.
They have built a strong reputation within the provision of civils and groundworks in the residential new-build sector and pride themselves on maintaining exceptional standards across their work, leading to a strong order book of upcoming work.

A full UK driving licence is essential as there may be some travel to various sites and other company offices. This role will report directly to the Commercial Director.

Key duties:

• Manage and co-ordinate information for bids and tenders
• Develop clear understanding of client needs
• Collecting quotes from suppliers and sub-contractors and planning job timescales
• Assessing and advising on commercial risk
• Preparing and submitting quotations for work
• Monitoring the stages of a project to make sure that costs are kept in line with forecasts
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedures

Required Skills:

• The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual who is confident presenting and has strong communication skills.
• Excellent commercial acumen and strong numerical and analytical skills.
• You must have a solid background in estimating in civil engineering, with experience of projects that could include residential groundworks and civils infrastructure projects.
• You must also have sound knowledge of spreadsheets and other estimating packages.

What they offer:

• Competitive salary of up to 70k dependent on experience.
• Company car or car allowance
• Full benefits package including holiday allowance and life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• Investment in development via internal training schemes
• Strong company culture that supports growth and progression resulting in long-term retention

If you feel you are suited to this role, then please apply with an updated CV and I will get in touch as soon as possible.

Linsco is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.