Job Title: Experienced Construction Estimator
Location: Wigan
Salary: £40K – £50K (plus negotiable car allowance)
Job type: Full Time position to commence asap. 45 hrs per week Monday to Friday typically worked between 08.00am – 5.30pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break (these hours are flexible if required)
Amspec Limited in Wigan have grown over the last 21 years into one of the most capable
and exciting Design & Build enterprises in the Northwest, currently operating in 4 key
Sectors:
- Commercial and Industrial
- Retail and Leisure
- Public Sector
- Specialist and Bespoke (our Specialist and Bespoke service involves the Design and Manufacture of fitted and loose Joinery products).
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK
The role:
We are looking to add to our busy Commercial Team by way of recruiting an Experienced Estimator. You will ideally have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role, a sound knowledge of Construction/ Interiors sector, working on projects up to £5M+.
The Candidate:
- The ideal candidate will be a hard-working individual with excellent communication skills.
- The Estimating role is client and customer facing so a confident attitude is required as there may be times presentations are required.
- Amspec work with estimating software and knowledge of Evaluate or something similar would be beneficial but full training will be given.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
The successful candidate’s role will include producing high quality, accurate estimates, presented in a legible, analytical and logical format. You will also be responsible for processing tenders, reviewing tenders within the team prior to submission, identifying risks, acquiring prices from our pool of sub-contractors, preparing accurate take offs.
Further duties in your role will consist of;
- Manage all aspects of Bid Preparation, Preparation of Enquiries to Sub-Contractors, Cost Comparisons, Bid Strategies, a deep understanding of our sector.
- Preparation of monthly valuations, variation accounts with Sub-Contractors and Clients, settlement of final accounts.
- Monitoring profit and loss (producing regular reports to monitor the progress of a Contract and factors likely to affect the profitability)
- Organising and attending site visits with Clients and Sub-contractors
- Client liaison (attend Client progress meetings to keep abreast of any commercial
- issues)
- Ability to work on multiple tenders in a busy environment
- Adaptable and able to quickly learn our Software – Eque2 / Evaluate
- MS Project proficient would be an advantage
Benefits:
We offer a company pension scheme and staff reward and recognition programme.
We also encourage and promote continuous professional development for all staff, with no barriers to further training.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; quantity surveyor, Technical Estimator, Engineering Project Estimator, Technical Project Estimator, Production Manager, Project Manager, Junior Project Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Management, Project Administrator, Project Estimator, Project Planning, Operations Coordinator, Project Controller, Project Supervisor, Junior Project Leader and Project Administrator may also be considered for this role.
