Senior Estimator

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About The Role

Our team shape projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Rail team in Wales as a Senior Estimator and build new futures. The role offers a great hybrid working model giving you the flexibility for a good work / life balance.

Role Profile

Production of robust cost estimates to win new business to support the Balfour Beatty Rail regional business - Including major Rail Systems Projects and Frameworks

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Estimator, You Will

• Ensure the proposal cost estimate is aligned with the proposal solution;
• Ensure the proposal cost estimate is submitted on time;
• Ensure proposal cost build up follows the Estimating procedures and is produced in CCS Candy estimating software;
• Generate cost build up documentation to meet governance rules;
• Acquire a thorough understanding of the tender documentation, the Client’s requirements/aspirations, and the required tender deliverables;
• Determine proposal subcontract and material requirements, ensure that all necessary enquiries are secured via the Procurement department and check/validate enquiry returns;
• Work with the proposal team to ensure the timely production of the cost estimate in accordance with both the proposal and corporate requirements;
• Formulation of the proposal GE (General Expense) book;
• Prepare review papers and summary documentation to achieve gate sign off prior to submission.
  
  

Who we’re looking for

Essential

Personal Qualities & Experience

• Time management skills;
• Financial and commercial knowledge;
• Effective communication skills;
• Estimating experience in the Civil Engineering / Infrastructure industry
  
  

Desirable

• Working knowledge of construction contracts (ICE and NEC in particular) and competent in the use of CCS Candy estimating software;
• Working knowledge of construction methodologies for a range of rail systems disciplines.
• Estimating experience in multi-disciplinary rail system works
• Formal qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction (ideally HNC or above)
  
  

Why work for us

Working for the Core Valley Lines Project and you’ll deliver complex work that really matters to our business and become involved in the biggest transformation infrastructure project in Wales for a generation.

Balfour Beatty Rail aims to be the leading Rail Infrastructure provider in the UK and our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies and communities rely on.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About Us

Our Rail business has an extensive legacy of rail expertise. Our teams safely deliver complex projects, from consultancy and design to all aspects of construction and maintenance. Using advanced plant and machinery, and unique innovations, we provide end-to-end solutions for our customers.

Our aim is to improve the passengers experience, and our teams create better journeys by increasing network capacity, improving reliability, and making our railways more efficient and sustainable.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ’Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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