Estimator

Cardiff Source: WhatJobs

£40,000-£65,000

Estimator - Social Housing Maintenance

Location: Cardiff / South Wales

Salary: £40,000-£65,000 + package

Sector: Social Housing / Maintenance / Refurbishment

Hybrid: Cardiff office, Swansea one day per week + one day working from home

Estimator - The Company

A well-established regional main contractor with a strong presence across South Wales, delivering construction, refurbishment and social housing maintenance projects for a range of public and private sector clients.

The business has a secure pipeline of work and is looking to strengthen its commercial and pre-construction team with an experienced Estimator.

This is a long-term opportunity offering a varied workload, good flexibility and the chance to play an important role in securing and pricing future projects and maintenance contracts.

Estimator - The Role

Working within the estimating and pre-construction team, you will be responsible for pricing a mixture of social housing maintenance, voids, refurbishment and construction works across South Wales.

Typical responsibilities will include:

Preparing detailed estimates and tender submissions
Pricing social housing maintenance and void works
Working with NHF Schedule of Rates and other SOR-based contracts
Reviewing tender documentation, specifications and scopes of work
Producing take-offs and building up labour, material and subcontract costs
Obtaining and analysing subcontractor and supplier quotations
Identifying commercial risks and opportunities
Working closely with operational and commercial teams
Supporting tender adjudications and handovers following successful bids

Estimator - The Person

The successful candidate will ideally have 5+ years' experience within construction, social housing or property maintenance.

Previous experience of social housing maintenance is essential, with a good understanding of voids, responsive or planned maintenance contracts.

You will also ideally have:

Strong knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates and/or similar SOR contracts
Experience working for a main contractor or specialist maintenance contractor
A good understanding of construction methods and costs
Strong commercial and numerical ability
Experience producing tenders and estimates independently

Applications are also welcomed from experienced Quantity Surveyors with a strong social housing maintenance and Schedule of Rates background who would like to move into a full-time estimating role.

Estimator - The Package

£40,000-£65,000 basic salary depending on experience
Additional company benefits/package
One day working remotely each week
Based from the Cardiff office
Swansea office attendance approximately one day per week
Long-term progression within an established regional contractor

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Estimator, or a commercially strong QS looking to move into estimating, to join a successful South Wales contractor with a strong pipeline of social housing and construction work

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