Senior Estimator – Civil Engineering

Senior Estimator – Civil Engineering
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Senior Estimator – Civil Engineering
Salary: 60-70,000 + pkgLocation: KentRegions: Kent, Middlesex, South Easta Regional Civil Engineering contractor is seeking an experienced Senior Estimator to work on a portfolio of civil engineering projects from £10 – £50m each. These can include Highways, Rail, Water, Power and InfrastructureThe successful person will;Be Degree qualified and preferably charteredHave a Track record of leading the pre-construction team for a civil engineering main contractorHave Track record in successfully estimating, bidding and winning design and build contractsResponsibilitiesCoordinate and work with the national work winning resource in liaison with the Business Unit Manager and General Manager;Maintain contemporary expert knowledge and understanding of the construction market and provide advice and information to the work winning business unit;Lead and manage the development of winning proposals in response to bid documents issued by clients;Take ownership of the tender process, from bid through to award, including the integration of commercial and quality proposals and ensure the defined company process and procedures are adhered to;Agree bid strategy at start up meeting with Senior Management. This may involve working in a Joint Venture or Alliance Partnership;Identify internal and external resource requirements, agree availability with Senior Management;Maintain effective client (and JV / Partner) liaison including dialogue, clarifications and tender presentations;Manage a realistic and up to date bid programme and deliverables register and ensure targets are met by the bid team through discussion and review meetings;Undertake technical review of estimating, planning and supply chain proposals, supported by Estimator(s);Lead and manage the development of high quality written and costed bid material with specialist support from the Proposals Manager and Bid Writer;Co-ordinate information for tender settlement in line with requirements of T66 agenda. Deliver tender settlement presentations to Senior Management. Disseminate actions to the bid team;Gather post-submission client feedback and attend meetings. Identify and disseminate learning / best practice to the bid team and Proposals Manager;Ensure full and smooth handover of bid stage information to the Operations Team and provide further input and advice as appropriate;Develop, manage and maintain a supply chain database to provide full regional capability;Contribute to the business market share through developing contacts and effective marketing and assist in PQQ submissions;Assist in seeking out work streams which increase profitability and enhance market value;Ensure compliance with Company systems and procedures;Assist in the recruitment and development of work winning staff.Knowledge skills & experienceWell-developed written and verbal communication skills;Ability to articulate clearly tender schemes internally with senior management and a range of contributing and support staff making up the bid team;Ability to take the lead role in tender communication (queries, responses etc) with the client;Confident in making persuasive presentations to clients;Strong estimating and bid management skills;Excellent resource management skills to ensure all bid deliverables are completed on time for both financial and quality submissions;Ability to manage the requirements of several concurrent tenders and potentially work with and manage design teams and Joint Venture / Alliance partners;Able to remain calm and work under tight timescales whilst maintaining the required high quality standard of work and good management practices;Innovative and forward thinking;Well-developed commercial acumen and proven ability to develop and maintain supply chain relationships;Ability to find a commercial advantage that provides a competitive tender and increases our margin;Ability to link what we can deliver to client centred benefits;Good knowledge and understanding of cost planning and estimating requirements;In depth understanding of construction forms of contract;Understanding of the impact of value engineering, risk and programme on the final tendered price;Experience in managing and delivering high quality submission deliverables;To be able to understand the tender assessment and marking regime and be able to shape the written response to maximise the quality mark;Have a methodical and thorough approach that ensures tenders are compliant, consistent and complete;To identify the deliverables early in the tender and ensure contributing bid team fully understands the requirements, standards and timeline of their part;Have a collaborative working style;Operate at the centre of a tender and be able to manage the best out of people and take a hands-on role as appropriate and when required.PersonPrevious experience should ideally be in civil engineering infrastructure projects ranging in value between £5m and £50m;Management of a work winning business unit or bid team(s);Bid management responsibility;Tendering through estimating / project management role;Construction background, familiar with a range of clients operating in the region and sector;Construction related degree;Membership of professional body with Chartered status (MICE or equivalent) (Desirable);Experience/training in estimating of civil engineering infrastructure projects;IT literate in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project planning and estimating software;Evidence of bid management skills and experience;Evidence of estimating skills and experience;Construction planning;Design co-ordination;Bid writing;Detailed knowledge of the regional construction market;Comprehensive understanding of the principals of construction law;Commercially astute and able to gain competitive advantage;Team player with collaborative behaviours;Ability to manage and develop teams;Client facing experience including the delivery of presentations.
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