Estimator for Geotechnical and Hard Landscaping

Location: Manchester, Dartford Considered

Create the perfect landscape for your career with this role.

Do you have expertise in geotechnical or hard / soft landscaping? Do you want to work on some of the biggest projects the UK has to offer? Then this is the role for you. As an Estimator you will support to Vetter UK and bring added value to existing operations. Are you ready to utilise your technical expertise and bring forward innovation? Then keep reading to find out more.

As an Estimator you will support complex projects by liaising with external consultants and clients. You will help to implement core process and governance in the tendering process for consistent preparation of documentation. Can you contribute towards the our work winning strategy, collaborating with Senior Estimators and Bid Managers? Take a look at are some of the day to day duties.

• Preparation of prime cost estimates.
• Basic comparison of subcontractors and supplier quotations.
• Completion of fully considered tenders at settlement stage.
• Advise on finalisation matters of risk, qualification and margin.
• Successful post tender negotiations.
• Provide estimating support in pre-bid submissions/pre-qualification documents.
• Procurement – exposure to various mechanisms for the procurement of projects
• Pricing – competent to establish a forecast of net prime cost, preliminary costing and cost planning.
• Package management – skills in supply chain enquiry generation and management.
• Bid administration – competent to manage the tendering and estimating process.

As part of this role we can help you build your knowledge in other areas. If you have exposure to the following this will give you a great platform to build from.

• Previous use of Estimating software (Candy or similar).
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to integrate and be part of a team
• Ability to use initiative to think ahead, learn, plan and be able to work unsupervised for periods of time.

Which qualifications can help in this sort of role?

• HNC / Cognate Degree in Construction or Civil Engineering;
• Progression towards membership of a recognised professional body (RICS, CIOB, ICE, IMechE)

Essential Experience

• Experience of groundworks or hard landscaping schemes.
• Can carry out quantification from drawings and prepare pricing schedules.

Personal Attributes

• Positive response to pressure.
• Flexible and reliable.
• Prepared to be geographically mobile to suit tender workload.
• Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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