West Malling, Kent Vistry Group
We have a new opportunity for a Estimator to join our team within Vistry Kent at our office in West Malling. As our Estimator, you will be involved in producing land appraisals and will require experience in pricing a range of housing developments varying in complexity. The candidate will be capable of working on their own initiative and closely with the land team and will be responsible for maintaining a competitive cost database.

We are pleased to say, this role can accommodate agile working arrangements.

Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Agile working possible (dependent on role)
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
• Share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

In return, what we would like from you

• Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Have or be working towards a minimum of an HNC in Building or equivalent
• Internal BOQ production.
• Successful applicants will have previous House Building experience, or have gained experience within the Construction Industry
• Be computer literate
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• Strong commitment to achieving deadlines.
• Able to work efficiently, on own initiative, prioritising as necessary.
• A full driving licence.
• Positive attitude towards teamwork.
• Strong commitment to achieving deadlines
• Delegate work activities where required
• Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

Desirable -

• Roads and sewers and infrastructure
• S106
• Having house building / residential experience.
• Working knowledge of Estimating software.
• Working knowledge of Bluebeam measurement software.

More about the Estimator role

• Provide priced appraisals cost plans to support land bid submissions with updates generally set at pre planning and start on site stages.
• Development of a measurement and pricing strategy using agreed templates.
• Attendance at opportunity launch, mid-tender, settlement and handover meetings with land DEPT.
• Attending site visits with pre-construction team members.
• Preparation of proposed supply chain enquiry schedules in conjunction with the buying team as required.
• Pre-enquiry communication with key supply chain partners as required .
• Internal take off and measurement utilising Bluebeam software or other software as may be introduced to complete tasks.
• Maintain working relationships with our local and national supply chains with meetings as necessary to support the Estimating process.
• Completion of design, specification and value engineering reviews.
• Undertaking reviews of Build cost inflation considerations for existing sites using BCIS indices.
• Preparing job pricing comparisons and resources for settlement meetings.
• Completion of project CSA as required.
• Provide input into post tender clarifications and negotiations.
• Attendance at Client / Stakeholder meetings as required.
• Preparing documentation for handover meetings to production and commercial teams.
• Review site constraints, risks and opportunities in conjunction with the land team along with cost mitigation strategies.
• Review Planning / S106 requirements assessing any financial implications.
• Updating Section 106 cost to complete with indexation recognition as part of CVR process.
• Develop a strategy with the team and manage the measure and financial element of the development.
• Supporting value engineering or negotiating exercises where required.
• Financial modelling of cost and revenue streams to determine funding requirements of each development.
• Maintaining library of build costs for the pricing templates notably covering core costs for housing costs but of course all other items.

Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us
At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do.

We're proud that our UK Green Building Council membership, 2021 Large Housebuilder of the Year award and status as a UK top-five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating allows us to transform land into thriving spaces. We're also proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. From memories and communities to worthwhile careers, we're making Vistry.

Benefits

Agile Working
Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.