Senior Estimator - New Build - London - Permanent

My Client offers a contracting & fit-out service for the luxury hospitality, prime residential and commercial sectors. The need now exists for a Senior Estimator to join the well-established business and work on projects within London and the South East of England. Job Summary: • Advise Preconstruction Director of any business opportunities or improvements/innovation for the Company • Review the status of workload, regional requirements, etc with your team at regular departmental meetings Pre tender • Manage the development of sound, robust and long term relationships with Clients and Design Teams in line with the general company strategy • Assist/Manage the production of tender documents • Attend pre-tender interviews where required • Provide information to the submissions department as may be requested Estimating • Prepare and lead the compilation of tenders • Give instruction to your tender team, and any junior members assigned to your department or team • Advise the Preconstruction Director of any tendering difficulties that you or your team are experiencing • Prepare material in the agreed format for presentation • Develop client and consultant relations, including the management of their expectations • Evaluate risk and prepare a register in conjunction with others • Comply with estimating processes to ensure it complies with current business processes • Work in conjunction with administration staff in preparation of the estimate • Obtain feedback on both successful and unsuccessful tenders • Provide input to the handover process from estimating to contract • Input into the review of supply chain members • Input into innovation (”finding the edge”) • Attend meetings with Client, Designers, Quantity Surveyor’s, etc where necessary • Carry out negotiations with Clients and/or their representatives within the parameters set out by the management of the Company Qualifications: • Appropriate academic and construction qualifications Experience: • Experience of Tendering new build projects up to £15million in value • Detailed knowledge of construction in both new and refurbishment work. Specific aptitude/skill required: • Candidate must be able to work to strict deadlines. • Strong personnel skills • Commercially aware • Excellent oral and written communication skills • High level of computer literacy • User of Microsoft Excel to an advanced level, so as to be able to produce spreadsheets to a high level of proficiency