Full job descriptionMB968: Senior Estimator
Location: Swindon
Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Senior Estimator on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Swindon depot.

Duties and Responsibilities:
*Ensure company governance procedures are followed at all times
*Work in coordination with the Bid Manager to ensure competitive pricing
*Agree methodologies and outputs for key activities with planner and, where appropriate, with Bid Manager / Design Manger
*Provide advice to Bid Manager / Design Manager on most cost effective design options
*Price alternative design solutions
*Procedure competitive price using methodologies and outputs etc to suit conditions/ situations relevant to the scheme.
*Advise Bid Manager of sufficiency of client bill of quantity / activity schedule and arrange for full quantity take off or checking as required.
*Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items
*Ensure Working Rule Agreement (and any other specific requirements such as London Living wage) included in labour rates
*Prepare scheme specific labour rate calculation where required.
*Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items
*Liaise with Planner to reconcile plant resource levels
*Comparison sheet for materials considering unit rate (conversation factors), wastage, waiting times and part loads etc.
*Liaise with procurement to determine appropriate selection of suppliers to send enquiries to.
*Liaise with procurement to determine the sufficiency and compliance of supplier quotations
*Liaise with procurement and agree on the selection of supplier quotations to be used in the estimate
*Liaise with procurement & bid team to determine appropriate selection of subcontractors to send enquires to
*Liaise with procurement to determine sufficiency and compliance of subcontractor quotations
*Preparation of comparation sheet for subcontractors details additions/ deletions from quoted rates
*Liaise with procurement and bid manager and agree on the selection of the subcontractor to be used in the estimate.
*Liaise with Planner / Technical Services / Temporary Works Coordinator to agree extent and nature of temporary works.
*Agree costs of temporary works with temporary works coordinator.

Skills and Experience:
*Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques
*Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation
*Commercial awareness of different forms of contract
*Sound knowledge of the governance and procedural requirements for work winning.
*Detailed knowledge of estimating software packages

MB968: Senior Estimator
Location: Swindon
Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP