Estimating Manager

Estimating Manager – Wolverhampton
Salary: £55,000
Essential Functions
Leads Estimating Team with timely roll-out and execution of the entire estimate deliverable process.
Conduct initial analysis of drawings and specifications to ensure required documentation is present and determine scope of work.
Develop full-scope estimates based on Bid-Build, Design-Build or CM/GC construction documents.
Critically analyse bid documents and understand risk and opportunities and articulate those to management.
Organise the bid team, providing leadership and direction with regards to means and methods, schedule, and strategy.
Participate in technical proposals for Alternative Delivery projects.
Provide detailed quantity take off specific trades when required.
Create detailed crew and production cost estimates and review prices with estimating team.
Solicits and analyses subcontractor and vendor pricing input when required.
Attends project site pre-bid meetings, site tours, and post-bid interviews as required.
Develops unit costs accurately.
Performs technical/plan review when required.
Accurately assesses and plans take-off workload.
Gather and monitor actual cost vs. estimated cost, maintaining project cost history.
Manage and maintain subcontractor database and subcontractor pre-qualification.
Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Engineering, with 10+ years of pre-construction/estimating and/or operations experience on commercial construction projects.
Knowledgeable of the following: civil/site construction, foundation and structural systems, miscellaneous metals, casework, doors, specialties, interior finishes, exterior building wall systems, mechanical and electrical systems, and the costs of these systems.
Able to manage multiple projects concurrently with ability to multitask.
Knowledge and efficiency in the following Software: Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, AutoCAD 3D, Take-off Software.
Strong computer skills including the ability to use estimating software such as Onscreen Take-off, spread sheets, bid management, online plan rooms and database applications and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).