Job Description
A senior estimator is required to work on complex projects with values ranging from €30-€70 million in Ireland and the UK. The role involves bid management, pricing, and liaising with customers to ensure the employer wins opportunities to develop its building portfolio.
The successful candidate will be an agile, analytical thinker with excellent communication skills and a high level of competence in ICT and presentation skills. They will have a commercial or construction degree and membership of a relevant professional institution.
The role of senior estimator will focus on opportunities across Ireland and the UK, including bid management, pricing, liaising with customers, and ensuring the employer wins opportunities to develop its building portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Preparation and collation of tenders: Preparing and collating tenders by a given deadline based on the scope of work, plans, specification, BOQ's schedules and inspections.
- Sourcing pre-project information: Sourcing pre-project information to support the tendering process.
- Breakdown of large fixture packages: Breaking down large fixture packages into trade packages and subcontracting sections of the work.
- Processing of variations: Processing of variations and updating financial contract information.
The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of specifications, bills of quantities, and drawings, and will possess a number of supplier and subcontractor contacts within the construction industry.
Necessary Requirements:
- A 3rd level qualification in Construction Economics or Civil/Structural Engineering.
- Membership of a relevant professional institution.
- 10+ years' experience within the Irish/UK market, with 5/7 years spent in a similar estimator capacity.
- Displays thorough understanding of specifications, bills of quantities, and drawings.
- Knowledge of current rates and subcontracting agreements in the Irish and/or UK Market.
- Familiar with MS Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook and other Quantity Surveying Packages (Billsoft).