Full job descriptionEstimator - Social Housing, Planned Maintenance, Decarbonisation / Retrofit
£80K - £100K + Bonus + Benefits
London / Hybrid (Flexibility to work from Home)
We are recruiting for a leading property services contractor to find a Senior Estimator to take responsibility for pricing winning planned maintenance / decent homes and decarbonisation / retrofit tenders for housing associations, local councils and RSL’s.
This is more than a measurement and pricing role. The successful candidate will combine technical estimating expertise with strong commercial judgement, bid leadership and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.
Estimator Responsibilities:
*Maintaining an accurate cost base by regular review of market prices
*Co-ordination of tender bids
*Check and acknowledge tender documents and amendments
*Organise copy of tender documents and amendments for appropriate parties
*Record supply chain and performance data
*Analyse, compare, and Input subcontractor bids into tender
*Build up rates from first principles where necessary to support subcontractor quotes
*Using first principles build ups to construct a fully formed bid using a direct labour workforce
*Assembling relevant documents for settlement and handover meeting
Estimator Experience:
*Pricing occupied-homes programmes, including kitchens, bathrooms, roofing, windows, external fabric and M&E renewals
*Experience of fire safety, passive fire protection, building safety remediation and/or high-rise refurbishment
*Understanding of retrofit delivery, ideally including PAS 2035/PAS 2030 and funded decarbonisation programmes
*Strong knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates, framework pricing, open-book costing, measured term and fixed-price contracts
*Advanced Excel capability and recognised estimating software such as ConQuest, Causeway, CostX or equivalent.
*HRB experience or experience of building safety related projects
Estimator Salary & Benefits:
You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group’s success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package. You will be part of a stable business with ambitious growth plans over the next 5 years.