Senior Estimator - Civil Contractor - Kildare
Office/Project Location: Kildare
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Location: Office with hybrid working from home option 2 days per week
Pay: Competitive salary package, negotiable depending on experience with a comprehensive company benefits package
Experience: 5+years
Our client is one of Ireland's leading Civil & Building Contractors with operations throughout the country.
As a Senior Estimator, you will be working alongside an experienced pre-construction team based in Kildare and with their regional offices.
Co-ordinate with bid teams, colleagues in the estimating department and in the wider Pre-construction team
Manage and deliver cost estimates at various stages in scheme development, scope definition and design maturity to meet challenging timescales, including multiple iterations of budget and target prices
Contribute to optioneering and feasibility assessments, value engineering proposals, liaise with bid and project teams representing a range of disciplines to develop and refine proposals and budget costs through to final target price estimates
Liaise with clients, designers and other consultants, quantity surveyors and other third parties
Organise and administer tender documents, correspondence, enquiries and quotations
Challenge and contribute to all aspects of the bid preparation and submission and investigate safe and cost-effective solutions
Collect and distribute feedback and maintain awareness of latest techniques
Prepare cost estimates from first principles using Candy estimating software
Organise and participate in bid preparation and review meetings
Prepare tender summary information and priced risk and opportunity registers
Prepare and communicate estimate information for bid review meetings and for handover to project teams
Ensure organisation and approval for measurement and production of measured quantities from drawings or BIM models for incorporation in tender enquiries
Ensuring all cost data used is up to date and is updated as required
Attendance at mid/post tender interviews with the Client team on bids under consideration
Production of handover documentation to Project Commercial Team on successful bids
Develop and maintain relationships with external Clients and Consultants
Liaison and reporting to the corporate for compliance, incorporation and approval of corporate governance
Requirements
Level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree or equivalent level
Suitable civil engineering project experience in management, engineering or commercial roles with contractors
Proven estimating experience in civil engineering bids, particularly roads, bridges, rail, marine or water sectors.
Considerable variety in types of work and disciplines priced, with understanding of methods and typical production rates / outputs
Demonstrable understanding of common forms of contract and methods of measurement used in the Irish market
Should demonstrate leadership and management skills and have experience of managing a team to achieve deadlines
Expert commercial acumen and problem-solving skills
Excellent client facing and supply chain facing skills
Strong and effective communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to perform multiple tasks at a high level of quality
Ability to work well under pressure and within a strict deadline environment
Experience of Candy Estimating software is preferred but not essential as training will be provided
Package
Competitive salary package, negotiable depending on experience with a comprehensive company benefits package