Estimator

Civil Engineering | Water Infrastructure
Permanent | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

Are you an experienced Estimator with a background in civil engineering and infrastructure? Looking to join a well-established contractor delivering some of the UK's largest water and infrastructure projects?

Our client, one of the UK's leading privately owned civil engineering contractors, is looking to recruit an Estimator to strengthen their established pre-construction team.

The Company

With over 40 years of success, our client has built an outstanding reputation for delivering complex civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK. Operating across the water, transport, energy and built environment sectors, they work in long-term partnerships with major utility providers and blue-chip clients.

Employing more than 1,200 people nationwide, they pride themselves on investing in their workforce, promoting from within, and delivering projects using their highly skilled in-house teams.

The Role

As an Estimator, you'll become part of an experienced and collaborative estimating team responsible for securing major civil engineering projects within the water sector.

Working alongside Bid Managers, Procurement, Business Development and Planning teams, you'll prepare competitive and commercially sound tenders while helping develop winning solutions for clients.

Projects include:

• Water infrastructure
• Pipelines
• Shafts
• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Rail civils
• Groundworks

Key Responsibilities

• Review tender documentation including PQQs and ITTs
• Measure and assess Bills of Quantities (BoQs)
• Prepare accurate and competitive cost estimates
• Develop pricing assumptions, risk registers and opportunity registers
• Work closely with Bid Managers and Planning teams to establish construction methodology
• Liaise with Procurement throughout the tender process
• Prepare and present estimates during internal adjudication meetings
• Support commercial negotiations where required
• Deliver detailed handovers to operational delivery teams following contract award
• Provide ongoing estimating support throughout project delivery

About You

You'll ideally have experience estimating or delivering civil engineering projects within one or more of the following sectors:

• Water
• Pipelines
• Tunnelling
• Shafts
• MEICA
• Rail Civils
• Groundworks

You'll also have:

• Strong understanding of construction methods and resource requirements
• Experience producing detailed tender build-ups
• Good commercial awareness
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Experience using estimating software
• A confident and collaborative approach

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional qualification.

What's on Offer?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business renowned for investing in its people and offering genuine long-term career progression.

Package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional loyalty leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Company car, car allowance or van (role dependent)
• Leadership and management development
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Regular performance reviews and career progression opportunities
• Long-term job security through major infrastructure frameworks

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected contractor with a strong pipeline of secured work across the UK's infrastructure sector. You'll work on challenging, high-profile projects while developing your career within a business that values collaboration, quality and professional growth.

If you're an Estimator looking for your next challenge within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation, we'd love to hear from you.