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DeanstonCooper is currently recruiting for an Estimatoror Senior Estimatorto work in the Glasgow office of ahighly successful, privately ownedcivil engineering contractor.
Reporting to the Estimating Manager, you will be responsible for processing tenders from receipt to submission, on a range of general civils projects across Scotland, up to 10 million in value. Projects can include major infrastructure, roads, earthworks, solar farms and battery storage facilities.
Your duties as Estimator will include:
- Preparation of accurate and competitive cost estimates for a wide variety of civil engineering projects
- Reviewing and reporting on the Client's Enquiry to enable a decision to bid.
- Preparing subcontract & materials enquiries for administration & buying team.
- Building up an accurate cost estimates for the permanent works in an elemental and analytical format.
- Preparing an accurate cost estimate for the indirect resources required to carry out the works in accordance with agreed programme & engineering requirements.
- Checking labour & plant resources accumulated in the cost estimate balance with those derived from the tender programme.
- Preparing & presenting the commercial aspects of the tender to the Directors/Senior Managers for adjudication and approval.
- Preparing the commercial tender for submission to the Client.
- Managinghandoverto the delivery team
The successful candidate will be currentlyworking as an Estimatorfor a rival Civil Engineering contractor and will have progressed their career from Site Engineer level. You will:
- Have anHNC/HNDor Degree qualificationin Civil Engineering
- Be able to work to strict deadlines
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Be able to use analytical methods for rate build ups
- Have good communication skills
