Job Description
Construction Estimator - Competitive Salary - Manchester
About the Role
Got so many estimating skills that are falling out of your pockets and would you rather be a part of a smaller close-knit team where there is a great culture and flexibility? If you can answer yes, we want to hear from you!
We are passionate about safety and we need applicants to share that passion. This opportunity will provide a competitive salary and excellent benefits.
As Construction Estimator, you will be joining a multi discipline global solutions provider who puts their employee's development and progression at the front of our business plans.
You will create architectural and fabric cost plans for highly technical full turnkey facilities within the Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical & Critical Controlled Environments for some of the world's most renown blue chip clients.
The tender information available to create the cost plan will vary in detail with different clients and you will need to make some assumptions and perform an element of design to quantify materials and labour.
This role will be based in our Manchester office with occasional national travel required.
Key Accountabilities
- To lead and deliver the estimate production for builderswork, civils, external / internal architecture, cleanroom fabric and fixed furniture & equipment
- To quantify programme, materials and labour to estimate then procure the packages of work
- Produce written technical proposals of the solution you are offering with appropriate clarifications
- To make material take offs from tender documents
- To build your schedule of rates and norms to allow quick budget pricing
Key Skills
- Commercial awareness of different contract types and schedules of rates
- Ability to estimate labour and prelims for many different types of construction work including metsec walls, MF ceilings, suspended ceilings, composite wall, and ceiling panelling, different types of doors, furniture, flooring
- Store enquiries and incoming prices to enable traceability of a cost plan makeup
- Tendering all elements of the cost plan to ensure the SPIE solution is the most competitive
- Analyse and evaluate offers
About Us
SPIE UK is a technical engineering solutions provider for the built environment. We engineer, manage, and optimise smart spaces and places leveraging emerging technologies for our customers that improve where people work, learn and live.
