Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for an Estimator on a 6 month contract, located in Hertfordshire.

Role Purpose:

* Supporting the Managing & Senior Estimators to develop estimates from 1st Principles associated with the civil portions of multidisciplined Highways Projects across various stages of the estimate.

* Be a member of the team developing the price.

* Support more senior members of the team to present, negotiate and justify prices produced in an open and honest manner to both senior leaders within the business and/or external customers/partners.

Key Responsibilities

* Undertake estimates in accordance with the companies' policies and procedures.

* Review customer's drawings and specifications to prepare accurate costing sheets for materials, labour and equipment

* Oversee and/or interrogate design options and 'value' solutions, and if appropriate, identify the attractiveness of a project based on sound estimating principles.

* Record assumptions and identify risks and opportunities including supporting developing the risk evaluation from a pricing/budgetary point of view.

* Liaise with members of the project team & supply chain to develop and understand methodologies and principles proposed

Skills

* M&E Tunnelling Experience - ESSENTIAL

* Experience of preparing estimates with a range if information from detailed construction info, through to feasibility study level information

* Demonstrate experience, civil engineering preferable highways schemes

* Candy estimating software

* Microsoft office

* Degree or HNC Civil Engineering/QS

Our Company

Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time