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Estimator

Remote, Peterborough·Added 14 days ago

Costain

231 open roles

Overview

Job details

  • Fully remote

    Only from certain places, per the ad: “Home Based, United Kingdom”

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Willingness to Learn
  • Strong Motivational Skills
  • Strong Numerate and Analytical Skills
  • Excellent Team Player
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Takes personal responsibility for continually improving own knowledge, skills and networks.
  • Can work to deadlines
  • Computer Literate - excellent MS Office skills
  • Familiar with Estimating Software
  • Engineering or QS degree or previous relevant estimating experience

Nice to have

  • Experience of Estimating within either infrastructure, utilities or process plant.

  • Other Estimating experience building services / facilities management etc

  • Experience using Estimating Software
  • Experience of working with a Main Contractor or Subcontractor on Construction Projects
  • Experience of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Process Control disciplines

The role

Due to project growth, the position of Estimator has become available to join our successful team on the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) Framework in Peterborough

What you'll do

  • Provide Estimates appropriate to the stage of the project from high level comparative estimates for optioneering to detailed bottoms up Estimates for development of Target Costs.
  • Working with multi discipline Teams in order to understand and quantify scope.
  • Liaising with supply chain to develop estimates for specific items of scope (both Vendors and subcontractors).
  • Utilise both Estimating software and MS Excel to prepare the Estimate.
  • Comfortable working with both subcontract and direct delivery.
  • Identify best practice
  • Advise where efficiencies can be made.
  • In support of this you will develop cost models for those items which are repeated from site to site.
  • And work with 3D computer models in order to understand and quantify the scope.
  • Add quotations to the Estimating Database.
  • Identify any inconsistencies between market quotations and our cost libraries.
  • Revise labour, plant and material resource libraries when requested to do so.
  • Liaise with Procurement as required (Early engagement where appropriate).
  • Initially you will become familiar with the systems used to prepare Estimates. Once you are confident in utilising these systems you will work with Senior members of the team to improve.
  • SPA deliverables are aligned to programme‑driven outputs to meet the required milestones, ensuring that the Bottom‑Up Forecasts (BuFs) are established and available for review.
  • Cost base submission & Verification
  • You will work closely with the Lead Estimator and Delivery Team to ensure a smooth transition from Estimating into Delivery.
  • Become familiar with the Cost Capture requirements of Anglian Water and in doing so ensure that Estimates are coded and structured to meet these requirements.

About Costain

Industry
Construction & Engineering
Founded
1865
Employees
1,000–5,000
Headquarters
London, UK
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