Senior Estimator - Civil Engineering

A Civil Engineering contractor is seeking an experienced Estimator to work on a portfolio of tenders from £10 – £50m each within the NW region. Projects vary from earthworks, structures, water, groundworks and infrastructure.

The successful person will;

Be Degree qualified and preferably chartered, Have a Track record of leading the pre-construction team for a civil engineering main contractor, Have Track record in successfully estimating, bidding and winning design and build contracts.

Responsibilities

* Coordinate 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;

* 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;

Knowledge skills & experience

* 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;

* Strong estimating and bid management skills;

* 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;

* 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;

* 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;

* 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;

* 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.

Person:

Previous 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; Bid writing; Detailed knowledge of the regional construction market; Commercially astute and able to gain competitive advantage; Client facing experience including the delivery of presentations