Civils Estimator - Water

  • Ethan James
  • Brighton, Sussex
  • 19/01/2026
Full time Construction Civil Engineer Estimator Architect and Design Skilled Trades & Labour

Job Description

Civil Engineering Estimator Water
Tier One Civil Engineering Contractor
Sussex

Are you an experienced Civil Engineering Estimator looking to develop your career within a high performing team? Then a role with this market leading Contractor could be for you.
My client is a multi billion International Civil Engineering Contractor delivering Water and Waste water Schemes on Capital Delivery Frameworks across the South. They are looking to add a Civil Engineering Estimator to their Commercial Delivery Team on a large Water infrastructure project in the South.
As a Civil Engineering Estimator, you will be required to;

  • Appraise the civil design, review specifications and drawings.
  • Produce detailed activity schedules or BOQ's.
  • Consider site safety, health and environmental issues and identify and include mitigation costs within the estimates.
  • Attend site visits across the south-east as required.
  • Work with the M&E Estimators to include any temporary treatment processes that enable our works to be undertaken.
  • Obtain accurate prices and quotations for all civil aspects including subcontracts, materials, plant, and labour.
  • Estimate all or parts of the works either via bespoke unit rate library or using supply chain.
  • Production of project related costs and staffing in accordance with the Client s cost capture system.
  • Record areas of potential risk or opportunity.
  • Attendance to settlement meetings.
  • Contribute into the continuous improvement plans to help drive efficiency.


The following qualifications are essential:

  • Qualified in a civil engineering discipline
  • Knowledge and understanding of civil construction (typically groundworks, R.C bases, retaining structures, tanks/chambers, R.C. roads, pipework, and ductwork) and associated civils temporary works
  • Ability to manage and prioritise a high volume of work that requires completion within tight timeframes to meet the demands of the contract and the timely completion of multiple concurrent tenders with a fast turnaround in a Framework Environment.


If this opportunity would be of interest to you, please contact Simon Parker by applying.