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Estimator -Planned Maintenance

Howells Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for a day
Location

Dartford, Kent DA4 9EA

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Howells Solutions is seeking an Estimator for Social Housing Planned Maintenance in Dartford, offering a competitive salary plus package.
  • The role involves managing pricing for tenders aimed at housing associations, local councils, and RSLs, alongside the Bid and Commercial teams.
  • Candidates should have a proven track record in producing commercial pricing for multi-million pound bids in the Social Housing sector, with experience in estimating software and tender preparation.
  • The position is open to experienced Estimators as well as Assistant Estimators or Quantity Surveyors looking to advance their careers.
  • This is a permanent, full-time role requiring relevant experience, with the company emphasizing a stable career history and ambitious growth plans.

Estimator

Social Housing: Planned Maintenance

Dartford & Hybrid

£Neg plus package

Howells Solutions are working with a leading National Contractor to recruit a Estimator to take responsibility for pricing winning planned maintenance / decent homes tenders for housing associations, local councils and RSL's.

Working alongside the Bid and Commercial teams, you will manage the pricing programme on multiple bids, working to the individual timescale required of each bid.

My client will also consider Assistant Estimators looking for the next step in their career or Quantity Surveyors looking to move into Estimating.

Estimator Responsibilities:

Undertake the preparation of tenders/bids/budget proposals allocated by the Head of Bids & Commercial Director for presentation to the relevant directors for final settlement.

Provide all information necessary for inclusion within the written bid submission.

Liaise with subcontractors/suppliers to obtain competitive/accurate quotations for specialist elements of the works.

Visit prospective projects to verify information contained within clients contract documentation and obtain any further information required to produce the tender.

Liaise with the Programme Manager to ensure all necessary information is provided for the production of the final tender programme.

Attend pre-contract handover meetings, all necessary bid meetings and client meetings as requested throughout the tender process.

Estimator Experience:

You will have a proven track record of producing the commercial pricing for £multi million bid submissions working within Social Housing Planned Maintenance / Decent Homes markets / Reactive Repairs Markets

Knowledge of system estimating software

Schedule of rates experience

Preparation of notes and clarifications for tender submissions

Demonstrate ability in the pricing of tender preliminaries

Ability to resource the tender through in-depth experience of Supply Chain capacity

Stable career history

Estimator Salary & Benefits:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group's success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package. You will be part of a stable business with ambitious growth plans over the next 5 years.

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on . Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.