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Senior Estimator

Facilities Services

LOCATION: Remote, with occasional travel to our Leeds or London Head Office

CONTRACT: Permanent, Full Time

SALARY: Competitive Salary + Private Healthcare + Flexible Benefits

Summary

This is a brand new role, created off the back of our continued growth – we simply have more work than we can keep up with, and we need an experienced Senior Estimator to help us make the most of it.

Joining our Facilities Services business, you'll lead the commercial and technical pricing of complex, high-value maintenance and FM opportunities, from major frameworks through to strategic bids. Reporting to the Head of Estimating, you'll take ownership of some of our biggest work-winning opportunities, working closely with operational, commercial and bid colleagues to shape solutions that are both competitive and deliverable. This role is mainly remote, with occasional travel into our Leeds or London Head Office.

We work as a team here – this role sits within a close-knit, collaborative estimating function where people support each other, share knowledge and genuinely enjoy winning together. If you want to be part of a growing business with plenty of opportunity ahead, we'd love to hear from you.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

Leading the end-to-end estimating process on large, complex and strategic FM tenders and frameworks

Developing first-principles cost models that are accurate, compliant and commercially robust

Analysing tender documentation, asset data and service requirements to shape a competitive, deliverable solution

Owning risk and opportunity evaluation, embedding it into pricing and submission strategy

Driving win themes and differentiators alongside our Solutions Directors and Proposals team

Presenting pricing strategies and outputs at internal governance reviews and senior stakeholder meetings

Leading a structured handover into delivery teams post-award

 

What we're looking for:

We're looking for an established estimating professional with a proven track record in Hard FM, who's comfortable leading strategic bids and shaping winning strategies. Someone with:

Strong working experience of SFG20 maintenance standards and asset-based pricing methodologies

Experience with CCS, Government or other public sector framework tendering

A proven track record of winning large, complex FM tenders and frameworks

Excellent attention to detail, with strong Excel and data analysis skills

Strong commercial acumen and the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels

 

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to Buy/Sell additional days

Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)

Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)

Flexible benefits to choose from inc: Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes

Next Steps: 

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. 

 

About Us: 

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. 

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. 

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. 

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