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Estimator

On-site in Newcastle·Full-time·Added 2 days ago (last checked 12 Nov)

Morgan Sindall

50 open roles

Our summary

Work mode
On-site, Newcastle
Contract
Full-time
Closing date
Apply by Wednesday 23 December
Holiday
26 days holiday + bank holidays
Pension
Pension matched up to 6%

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Full Time (37.5) hours - Happy to talk Flexible and Agile Working

Let us say why we believe you should choose Morgan Sindall as the next step in your career.

At Morgan Sindall Construction we encourage diversity of people and thought, and we embrace peoples' differences.

Everyone is unique and we value the different ideas, experiences, and perspectives that everyone brings to their work, their team and the wider business.

We are committed to ensuring we create the very best place to work in the industry, and an environment where every person feels included and is treated equally, fairly and with respect.

We actively promote an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work. It's this approach we believe brings out the best in everyone and creates a fun, dynamic, innovative, and rewarding environment.

We are a Real Living Wage Employer and an Investors in People - Platinum company. We are also accredited to the Gold standard of the Armed Forces Covenant, for us it's a promise to supporting the people who have protected us. The accreditation is held by all Morgan Sindall Group companies, so you can be assured you're joining a business where veterans and their families are supported and valued.

You'll work with our teams as an ambassador to promote and influence future generations to our thriving industry and have access to an extensive range of learning and development opportunities on what YOU want, after all it is your future with us.

An insight into the North East and Cumbria Team!

Our people in the North East and Cumbria area are encouraged and rewarded to work as a team to achieve our Perfect Delivery philosophy. The success of this strategy to find - win - deliver - repeat has yielded a healthy forward order book, enabling us to focus on strengthening our long-term work winning capability in our primary sectors of education, public sector frameworks, civic buildings, leisure, investment linked opportunities and healthcare.

Our commitment to our people is as strong as the commitment to our clients. At Morgan Sindall Construction we recognise that our employees play a vital role in helping us achieve our goals. As a result, the company develops and promotes these employees who share their same sense of dedication. Our strength is our people whose skills, knowledge and integrity keep us at the forefront of our industry.

In addition to working in a company where diversity is encouraged, and people's differences are celebrated ourEstimator opportunity is a permanent contract with a competitive salary on offer with the additional benefit of a Company Car or Cash Allowance reflecting your Morgan Sindall Benefit Grade.

We strive to support our colleagues to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We understand that many of our people have family and personal responsibilities and so we are committed to providing that support. Here are just some of the benefits you can expect:

Pension Scheme matched up to 6%; 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and rising to 30 days after 8 years' service and the holiday plus scheme; Private Healthcare Cover; Life Assurance up to 4 times your basic salary; 10-days fully paid Reservist leave; professional qualification/ membership achieved up to £1250; Mental Wellbeing and Employee Supports; People Portal for high street discounts; Long Service Awards; Sharesave Plan; Incentive Scheme; Enhanced Family leave from Day One and more!

The role

Estimator

Location: North East & Cumbria

What we need from you

You will be working within our North East & Cumbria business, where you will:

  • You will need to be able to provide or obtain the right to work in the UK.
  • You will need to be able to drive and provide or obtain a full UK Driving Licence to support our projects.
  • Preparing accurate and competitive estimates and tenders, using first-principles estimating, benchmarking and current market intelligence.
  • Reviewing tender information to understand scope, complexity, risks and opportunities, challenging information where needed and helping shape the right tender strategy.
  • Engaging with our supply chain to source competitive quotations and identify opportunities to improve value, innovation and buildability.
  • Working collaboratively across the bid team, coordinating input from commercial, procurement, design, engineering and operational colleagues to develop a joined-up submission.
  • Understanding and managing commercial and delivery risk, identifying key assumptions, exclusions, opportunities and areas requiring further investigation.
  • Supporting customer engagement throughout the tender process, including post-tender queries, interviews, presentations and negotiations as appropriate to your level of experience.
  • Supporting a strong handover into delivery, ensuring the project team understands the basis of the tender, key risks, opportunities and commitments made during the bid.
  • Contributing to continuous improvement, capturing lessons learned, tender feedback and market intelligence to strengthen future bids and our approach to work winning.
  • Have a real passion for the role and want to deliver exceptionally, the places where we live, learn, work, play, care and protect.

We're open to applications from experienced Estimators as well as those who have recently progressed to Senior Estimator level. For someone joining us at Senior Estimator level, we'd expect greater ownership of tenders, tender strategy and customer engagement, alongside supporting and guiding other members of the pre-construction team.

Anything else?

The question is, do you want to be involved in creating iconic buildings and using intelligent solutions to deliver bespoke projects to our customers AND be part of the future of construction? Then join our team and start the future, today!

As an equal opportunities and accredited Disability Confident Committed employer, Morgan Sindall Construction is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage and welcome suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. If you require reasonable adjustments during any part of our recruitment process, please get in contact with our team.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: Morgan Sindall Construction has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. Please note that any CVs submitted will be deemed as gifted to Morgan Sindall and any agency terms & conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be invalid.

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