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The Role

The Senior Estimator produces fully costed, analytical estimates for a range of Actavo civil engineering and utility projects.

This is a highly analytical and collaborative role requiring strong commercial acumen, technical understanding, and stakeholder management. The Senior Estimator is central to the bid lifecycle, from initial RFQ to final handover, playing a vital part in project pricing accuracy, risk management, and profitability.

Responsibilities

Adhere to and maintain compliance with all Health and Safety procedures within your work. Ensuring you are responsible for yourself and/or team members.
Upon receipt of a request for quotation analyse all scopes of work, drawings, specifications and client pricing documentation and ensure that they form the basis of bidding.
Raise technical and commercial queries with Clients and incorporate any responses into the bid.
Develop detailed first principles estimates for each rate item ensuring that these are fully aligned with the Client’s BOQ requirements.
Obtain quotations from the market such as from vendors or subcontractors and perform analysis from a technical and commercial viewpoint, interrogating these quotations for scope gaps and variances. Once finalised complete an adjudication and recommendation, including justification for which pricing to include within the bid.
Consult internally with personnel in other departments including Construction, Commercial, EHS, Quality and Legal to develop the execution strategy, around which the pricing is built.
Ability to prepare cash flows for projects with minimal guidance.
Participation in risk reviews.
Preparation of internal reports detailing the basis of estimate and compilation of presentations for Management review.
Assist in the compilation of tender submissions as required.
In post tendering phase liaise with the Client and respond to any requests for clarifications that may arise once the Client has reviewed the Actavo submission.
Participate in final negotiations with prospective Clients as required.
Preparation of handover documentation to facilitate a seamless transition from Estimating to Operations.

Requirements

Educated to degree level/ Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Economics or Quantity Surveying.
Demonstrable experience in a similar role.
Ability to understand specifications, tender documents, technical drawings
Excellent analytical, numeric and IT skills with good attention to detail.
Conquest Estimating software would be beneficial but not mandatory.
Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills required
Negotiation and Influencing skills
Communication
Project Management and Planning
Time Management
Strong customer focus & commitment to quality and procedures
Self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised.
Positive and helpful manner combined with the ability to meet deadlines.
Good Team player
Ability to deal confidently with internal and external personnel at all levels.

Benefits:

Pension plan
Life assurance – 4 times your annual salary
Employee assistance programme
Refer a friend scheme
Maternity pay
Educational assistance
Career progression opportunities
Long Service Awards

Senior Estimator/Quantity Surveyor

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