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Job Title: Civil Engineering Estimator

Salary/Rate: £45,000 - £65,000

Location: Nottingham

Job Type: Permanent

Industry/Specialist Area: Civil Engineering

Client Description:

Our client is a market leading foundations, retaining structures and ground engineering contractor. Their service offering includes restricted access and open sites and covers all disciplines and techniques for a wide variety of clients and project applications. They not only complete projects successfully and to the highest of standards at all times, but also add value to their clients by giving them total support from the beginning to the end of each and every contract.

Job Description:

Civil Engineering Estimator

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the responsibility for producing estimates and tenders from within the civil engineering sector.

Due to continued expansion, an abundant pipeline of works, and the recent award of a number of long-term major contracts, our client is now looking to appoint an individual who will take the responsibility for pricing civil engineering projects and scopes of work. The successful candidate must be able to review enquiry documentations to determine the key considerations associated with the proposed project. Our client seeks a high calibre candidate with ambition, enthusiasm and drive to make an impact. You must have strong technical acumen coupled with a positive interest in civil engineering. You will also have a professional approach and a keen eye for detail; excellent communication and IT skills are also vital for the role. This role is suitable for an individual with experience across various disciplines of the civil engineering sector.

The Role

Secure work in line with the company’s civils strategy and budgeted margins, with a clearly defined scope and contractual compliant with commercial processes
Ensure tenders and bids are reviewed and approved within company governance arrangements
Develop relationships with clients for both tenders in hand and for the long term, post completion, to help encourage repeat business or new work opportunities
Seek to continuously improve tender and bid success rates from gathering internal and external feedback and monitoring as-built outcomes
Ensure tender or bid submissions and client communications are of the highest standard of presentation and clarity, and are submitted on time and contain all the key elements of any given project requirements

The Person

Ideally possessing a degree or HNC in a related field (civil engineering etc) coupled with demonstrable UK work experience in a similar role
You must be eligible to work in the UK with a valid visa or work permit (sponsorship is not available)

Knowledge of various civils plant, equipment, and methods
Ideally some knowledge of groundworks, working platforms, spoil removal etc, or RC works for capping beams, slabs and pile caps.
Be able to understand and interpret data, and understand of the use of a CRM system
Be competent to a high level in Word, Excel, and internal business systems and procedures
Be commercially astute with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Be able to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
Have an ability to prioritise and organise your own work effectively
Be driven to try to win every tender or bid prepared and submitted
Seek feedback and drive continuous improvement of successive tenders or bids

Work consistently whilst under pressure to maintain a professional approach at all times
Use own initiative to make decisions within your own area of authority
Communicate effectively across all levels
Develop a tender strategy given numerous factors, such as; the individual client, the design, and a project’s technical solution and technique, schedule, quality, and the competition etc
Develop strong relationships with clients on all levels
Attention to detail, with experience in the presentation of a compelling document and the structured compiling of critical data from multiple sources

A highly attractive basic salary (commensurate with experience) plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and security of work and forward career progression given that our client possesses a significant contract pipeline for the long-term future and is firmly committed to continued growth over the next 5-10 years.

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