About the Client:

Our client is a shopfitting and interior fit-out company

Due to continued growth, they are looking for an Estimator to join their commercial team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide an estimating service by performing analytical tasks for the determination of costs.
• Calculate the costs of carrying out a project, ensuring that the price charged covers all costs, whilst at all times being competitive.
• Report back to the Directors key aspects of the estimating function of the business in an agreed format.
• Develop accounts with existing and new clients in close liaison with the Directors.
• Analyse job appraisals to determine accuracy of estimating standards, report variances to the Directors.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the contracts team, site agents, sub-contractors, and all other employees.
• Provide advice and support, post and pre contract.
• Monitor projects costs from pre contract to final account agreement.
• Contract law – review and assess risk on framework agreements plus contract documentation and provide feedback to Directors.
• Analyse tenders and job specifications to ensure all required information for calculating
• costs are included. Communicate with client, architects, consultants and / or contracts team for clarification as required.
• Calculate final figure for the estimated cost, supplemented by adjustments for overheads and profit, presenting a tender price.
• Compile estimates for projects / tenders as per agreed format.
• Carry out negotiations with sub-contract trades for achievement of best cost of value.
• Refine specifications to provide for better production, lower costs, and better suitability to meet job requirements.
• Produce accurate tender analysis for joinery / production elements when required.
• Award orders in agreement with contracts team and purchasing manager based on time required, price and quality of work.
• Where necessary survey sites to ensure familiarity with the work being carried out and the environment.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with third party consultants, architects, building control, sub-contractors etc.
• Produce all cost information, sub-contract quotations, labour analysis for handover to the Contracts Manager.

KEY SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFCATIONS REQUIRED:

• Numerical skills for calculating and analysis.
• Ability to forward plan.
• Construction industry trade experience and understanding.
• Ability to communicate, written and spoken, and be able to confidently advise and influence all levels of personnel.