Senior Estimator

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Build Estimator to join our Regional team to work in Worsley, Manchester. Role Purpose To be responsible for pricing tender opportunities by implementing estimating strategies on each bid. To manage the estimating process and procedures in bidding. What you'll be doing As a Build Senior Estimator, your main responsibilities are as follows: * Lead the Estimating team, including managing the workload and allocation of estimating resource within assigned bid teams. * Undertake the role of Estimator on projects, where required * Oversee and/or interrogate design options and value solutions, and if appropriate, identify the attractiveness of a project based on sound estimating principles. * Review customers drawings and specifications to prepare accurate costing sheets for materials, labour and equipment * Ensure compliance with Balfour Beatty CSUK procedures, including pre-construction gate process * Review tender documents and submission requirements, ensuring all financial information is identified and provided and accurate compliant design proposals are included * Establish and agree key plant rates Who we're looking for The following qualities and experience are essential: * Previous experience of managing the process of estimating projects for construction. * Membership of a relevant professional body and/or relevant professional qualification is desirable, such as RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE. * Previous experience working on build projects