Senior Estimator

MB968: Senior EstimatorLocation: SwindonSalary: £80,000 - £85,000 + £6,325 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAPOverview:First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Senior Estimator on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Swindon depot.Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Ensure company governance procedures are followed at all times
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• Work in coordination with the Bid Manager to ensure competitive pricing
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• Agree methodologies and outputs for key activities with planner and, where appropriate, with Bid Manager / Design Manger
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• Provide advice to Bid Manager / Design Manager on most cost effective design options
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• Price alternative design solutions
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• Procedure competitive price using methodologies and outputs etc to suit conditions/ situations relevant to the scheme.
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• Advise Bid Manager of sufficiency of client bill of quantity / activity schedule and arrange for full quantity take off or checking as required.
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• Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items
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• Ensure Working Rule Agreement (and any other specific requirements such as London Living wage) included in labour rates
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• Prepare scheme specific labour rate calculation where required.
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• Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items
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• Liaise with Planner to reconcile plant resource levels
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• Comparison sheet for materials considering unit rate (conversation factors), wastage, waiting times and part loads etc.
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• Liaise with procurement to determine appropriate selection of suppliers to send enquiries to.
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• Liaise with procurement to determine the sufficiency and compliance of supplier quotations
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• Liaise with procurement and agree on the selection of supplier quotations to be used in the estimate
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• Liaise with procurement & bid team to determine appropriate selection of subcontractors to send enquires to
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• Liaise with procurement to determine sufficiency and compliance of subcontractor quotations
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• Preparation of comparation sheet for subcontractors details additions/ deletions from quoted rates
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• Liaise with procurement and bid manager and agree on the selection of the subcontractor to be used in the estimate.
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• Liaise with Planner / Technical Services / Temporary Works Coordinator to agree extent and nature of temporary works.
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• Agree costs of temporary works with temporary works coordinator.
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Skills and Experience:

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• Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques
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• Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation
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• Commercial awareness of different forms of contract
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• Sound knowledge of the governance and procedural requirements for work winning.
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• Detailed knowledge of estimating software packages
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MB968: Senior EstimatorLocation: SwindonSalary: £80,000 - £85,000 + £6,325 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP