Senior Estimator

Reporting to: Pre-Construction Manager

Type:Full-time

Speller Metcalfe is on a mission and it's a simple one. We want to build a sustainable company at the forefront of construction - one that is built with a people first approach in mind.

As a family business with over 30 years' experience under our belts, our focus is not just getting you through the door, but developing your skills to support a long term career with us. We're proud of our high levels of staff retention and with staff at the very heart of our company, you're never just a cog in the machine, but someone who can truly have an impact on how we do business.

Our background

Established in 1995 by Steve Speller and Andy Metcalfe, their vision was to develop a business at the cutting edge of construction, built upon an ethos of family values which are reflected in everything we do.

Now one of the UK's leading regional contractors, we predominantly work across the Midlands and South West regions. With offices in Malvern and Wolverhampton, we deliver a range of public and private sector projects from £250k up to £30 million across a number of fields including education, healthcare, residential and leisure.

How you'll contribute

You will be responsible for completing accurate cost estimates for construction projects through developing, evaluating, compiling, and presenting the scope of work and cost data for construction bids. You will be a go to point of reference for more junior team members.

The main tasks and responsibilities include:

• Support bid qualification and tender strategy, including PQQ submissions and early appraisal of tender opportunities in collaboration with Marketing, Business Development, and regional leadership
• Plan and manage pre-construction resources, allocate bid writers and tender teams, and maintain internal tender databases and processes
• Lead tender launches, including scheduling, documentation, attendance, and coordination of roles and responsibilities
• Coordinate and review tender documentation, BOQs, supply chain inputs, and external consultants (design teams, BOQ providers, cost consultants)
• Provide technical, commercial, and planning support to estimators throughout the tender process, including cost assessment, programme, specification, and risk
• Manage tender process governance, including mid-tender reviews, adjudications, document control, final submission sign-off, and tender feedback
• Organise and attend site visits, tender interviews, presentations, handover meetings, close out meetings, and construction resource meetings as required
• Support supply chain management and procurement reviews and provide data as needed
• Maintain cost libraries, assist with cost planning, and contribute to Directors' Reports
• Organise and lead estimating, planning, and pre-construction meetings, training, and administration, including divisional and group meetings
• Support systems, procedures, and continuous improvement, including regular review of our internal database and controlled documents
• Contribute to people development through Personal Development Reviews and collaboration across teams to support long term client relationships and future workload strategy

To be successful in this role you will bring proven leadership and commercial awareness, as well as:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in a Senior Estimating capacity within a main contracting business.
• Worked across multiple sectors (Healthcare/Education/Leisure/Commercial) with projects ranging from £7 30M.
• Supported and managed the bidding of strategic framework opportunities and renewals.
• Demonstrate examples of mentoring junior staff in an estimating role.
• Evidence of preparing estimates for Single Stage / 2 Stage & Negotiated opportunities.
• Cognisant of the variables when bidding for opportunities via different frameworks.
• Demonstrate the skill and knowledge required to manage and lead a more simplistic bid process.

Core behaviours which will help you to be successful in this role include:

• Acts with honesty and integrity;
• Takes responsibility and accountability;
• Is a team player;
• Takes responsibility for safety;
• Has strong morals;
• Builds and manages strong relationships;
• Strong levels of self awareness;
• Acts with curiosity;
• Listens to understand;
• Interacts with the team and the business;
• Shows high levels of emotional intelligence;
• Is open and embraces change;
• Is proactive;
• Shows an open mind;
• Drives for results.

The successful candidate will be provided with training and mentoring as required.

This is a full time position, with core working hours between 08:30 - 17:00.

As well as a competitive salary, increasing holiday benefits and access to private healthcare, we offer a number of other benefits for our staff.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our values, we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Our mission has always been to encourage, develop and combine the individual talents of our staff, and we welcome and encourage staff from all backgrounds and abilities.

We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

If you don't meet all the criteria, but are still interested in joining us, email us your CV anyway! It's always good to hear from people who can bring their enthusiasm and desire to learn to our team.