We are looking for an Estimator to be based at our Swindon office, who has experience of undertaking tenders valued £1m+ as part of our Projects Division. 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 and completeness 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:
o Tender analysis adjudication sheet
o Preliminary breakdown
o Sub-contractors' comparison
o 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 co-ordinating 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 up to a project value of around £2m
- 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
