Job Title: Estimator / Quantity Surveyor (Intermediate/Assistant & Advanced also considered)
Location: Brentwood, Essex
Salary: 45k- 55k per annum (based on experience) 45k- 55k depending on experience, we are looking for an intermediate person looking to progress
Company Overview:
Join a reputable Fire Protection, General Building, Mechanical, and Electrical company with a strong track record in the Social Housing, Commercial, and Hospital sectors. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, innovative solutions, with recent expansion into the renewable energy sector, showcasing our commitment to sustainability.
Salary and Benefits:
- Circa 45k- 55k + per annum (dependent on experience).
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Health care.
- Travel allowance (10% of salary) or company vehicle.
- Company laptop.
- 24 days holiday (excluding bank holidays).
- Employee rewards and charity days.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct visits to proposed construction projects and meet with stakeholders.
- Manage the full estimating process from initial enquiries to tender adjudication and submittal.
- Estimate from first principles, including producing Bills of Quantities and Schedules of Work.
- Perform site surveys and analyse project plans and specifications.
- Extract relevant information from drawings and tender documents to calculate costs for materials, plant, labour, and sub-contract packages.
- Obtain quotes from sub-contractors and suppliers.
- Prepare tenders for adjudication with directors and submit final tenders.
- Address post-tender queries and provide value engineering proposals.
- Provide commercial support on live contracts, including pricing variations, preparing valuations, and assisting with subcontract procurement.
Requirements:
- Strong background in the construction industry with experience in social housing, hospitals, and government projects. FRA, M&E and General building experience would help.
- Excellent knowledge of estimating processes and project management.
- Knowledge of Passive Fire Protection would be a bonus
- Proficiency in reading and extracting information from drawings and tender documents.
If you have a proven track record in construction estimating and want to be part of a growing, forward-thinking company, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now!