Estimator - Transportation

About the role

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further! Job Description As an Estimator, you will be responsible for preparing accurate and timely estimates for rail civils projects and frameworks, as well as producing and submitting quotations, bids and tenders to meet the business requirements. You will be responsible for pricing and developing bids for Network Rail and Tier 1 Subcontractors by producing robust tender estimates. You will lead the development of client tender information into a comprehensive price for tender submission.

Responsibilities

• Lead estimates
• Check Tender Information for completeness and raise potential areas of concern – can this lack of information be useful to us at contract stage? It may be better to leave the lack of information un‑clarified.
• Produce quantity take-offs from tender information/drawings using either traditional methods or Causeway/similar software.
• Regularly back‑up/save work, in a secure manner, to ensure no data loss exceeds a couple of hours work.
• Preparation, using agreed company format, of Sub‑contract & Material enquiry documentation. Forward documentation to Administration Department for formal enquiry issue. Advise on any companies/suppliers who should or should not receive the enquiry.
• Analysis of Sub‑Contracts, supplier and merchant quotations – including “normalisation”
• Analysis of benchmark data from historic projects/norms against the first principles tender build ups where possible.
• Discuss and agree resourcing and works outputs with Planner, Bid Manager and delivery team working on the tender.
• On occasions support the bid team by producing methodologies for works delivery to go with tender submissions.
• Undertake estimates in accordance with Company procedures
• Lead team of estimators for larger tenders, mentoring and developing junior estimators
• Identify opportunity and risk during tender process
• Liaise with the business unit, Bid Manager and Planner to agree methodology and principles
• Maintain register of key assumptions within estimate
• Maintain tender estimate file
• Provide indicative pricing support for business development
• Obtain feedback from site teams on estimating adequacy and current costs
• Obtaining and analysing quotations from subcontractors, suppliers and plant providers.
• Pricing labour, materials, plant, subcontractor costs, preliminaries, overheads and project‑specific requirements.
• Liaising with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and project teams to clarify tender requirements and obtain accurate costs.
• Identifying commercial risks, exclusions, assumptions and potential areas of cost exposure within tenders.
• Carrying out value engineering and identifying alternative construction methods or materials to