Estimator - Construction

Building Estimator - York - Permanent

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Estimator to join this very successful building and refurbishment contractor with a strong pipeline of work throughout the region.

Candidates must have experience knowledge of all aspects of new build construction and refurbishment and exposure to working in a variety of sectors.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Handling multiple refurbishment and new build projects up to £3m, traditional and Design & Build tenders, utilising specialist estimating software packages.
• Having the ability and experience to work independently to produce accurate and competitive tenders
• Appraising tender documents, preparing sub-contract and material enquiries
• Producing bills of quantities
• Risk and value management
• Preparation of budgets, estimates and cost plans
• Internal Tender adjudications and external client presentations.
• Have a good understanding of current CDM 2015 Health and Safety requirements, modern methods of construction and contractual awareness.
• Value Engineering throughout the design phase of D&B Contracts
• Preparation of analytical cost estimates including preliminaries
• Adjudication and comparison of Sub Contractor quotations.
• Liaison with sub contract and supply chain
• Experience of using estimating software such as Conquest or Eque2

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