Bristol, Gloucestershire Beard Construction

We are looking for anEstimator to join our Bristol office, who has experience of undertaking tenders valued between £1m and £10m.You will be an enthusiastic individual who is able to understand a customer's key criteria and ascertain what areas of scope can be engineered to provide best nett bid opportunities.

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR, AND EXCELLENT AT:

• Checking and confirming receipt of tender documentation
• Creating your own sets of bills using our conquest system
• Engaging with supply chain members to ensure a robust compliant tender response
• Producing and coordinating information for tender settlement including:
  • Tender analysis adjudication sheet
  • Preliminary breakdown
  • Sub-contractors' comparison
  • Identify risks and opportunities
• Considering alternative methods of carrying out works and how Beard may develop a competitive edge
• Liaising with design team members to ascertain pertinent design information
• Attending launch, review and adjudication meetings equipped to explain the works elements, highlighting both risk and opportunity and providing confidence in the net build cost
• Providing cost and construction proposals for including in submittal documents
• Drawing together tender information, handing it over in a coherent fashion and ensure buy in from project team

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

• A friendly approach to work and all who you meet, upholding our values of friendly, efficient and committed
• Excellent analytical, organisational and administrative skills to produce a quality bid
• The ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines
• Able to work effectively in a team situation
• The ability to find innovative solutions to the bid process
• A positive manner when coordinating the bid
• Knowledge of the Southwest supply chain would be beneficial
  

EXPERIENCE

• 4 to 5 years' experience in a similar role, across various sectors and project values of £1m+
• Detailed knowledge of traditional and various other methods of construction
• Detailed understanding of electronic estimating system (preferably ConQuest)
• Full understanding of analytical estimating and two stage tenders
• Exposure to coordinating consultants design and leading design team - beneficial, but not essential
• A high level of IT literacy especially in estimating software