Senior Estimator
West Sussex
Permanent
£80,000k - £100,000k plus benefits DOE
Here at Romans Recruitment Group we are retained by a fantastic Main Contractor who are looking for a Senior Estimator, someone that is motivated and passionate about their job and are always ready to deliver projects to an extremely high standard. You will need to be from a Commercial background from a Tier 1 Main Contractor and have experience in overseeing project values circa £15 million to £60 million. The region is currently turning over circa £180 million and this role will be office based in Surrey then eventually moving into West Sussex.
Responsibility:
You will be responsible for initiating and leading tasks and processes, taking responsibility and being accountable, where relevant for the work and roles of others whilst exercising broad autonomy and judgement within broad parameters in their area of responsibility.
Summary:
Lead early-stage cost estimation efforts by applying standard / company processes.
Support the Commercial team in producing and periodically updating processes and procedures for estimating, benchmarking, and targeting costs, with a focus on current best practices.
Support project teams in practically applying processes and procedures for estimation and benchmarking.
Manage the utilisation of techniques to ensure that estimates and cost plans reflect value to the business, compared to the external market, through validation, cost modelling, and benchmarking.
Apply clear templates for presenting estimates and cost plans to Sponsors and Project teams, ensuring comprehensive and clear engagement
Ensure that all estimates conform to a standardised cost breakdown structure, promoting alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
Manage the utilisation of cost management structures to facilitate transparent cost comparisons throughout the project lifecycle, including comparisons with contractor tender submissions
Design, develop, apply, and maintain standard templates in the Integrated Benchmarking & Estimating tool to present the basis of estimates, covering essential assumptions, omissions, allowances, and risk items.
Define and routinely produce metrics for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of project estimates.
This really is, a great opportunity to progress in a thriving team. Get in touch and we can have a confidential chat to discuss in more details!
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