M&E Estimator
Location: Maidstone
Salary: £50,000 + package (negotiable for the right person)
The Role
The purpose of the role as M&E Estimator is to develop and price commercially viable, competitive & cost effective tenders to meet the identified client needs. The key tasks and responsibilities of your role will include but not be limited to:
* Check Tender Information for completeness and raise potential areas of concern.
* Produce quantity take-offs from tender information/drawings using either traditional methods or Causeway/similar software.
* Regularly back-up/save work, in a secure manner, to ensure no data loss.
* Preparation, using agreed company format, of Sub-contractors & Material enquiry documentation.
* Advise on any companies/suppliers who should or should not receive the enquiry.
* Analysis of Sub-Contractors, supplier and merchant quotations.
* Analysis of benchmark data from historic projects/norms against the first principles tender build ups where possible.
* Discuss and agree resourcing and works outputs with Planner, Bid Manager and delivery team working on the tender.
* Attend internal Bid Team meetings as required.
* Work closely with the other functions in the department to develop and implement bid winning strategies from early in the tender process.
* Support the bid team by producing methodologies for delivering the works.
* Liaise and work with the tender planner to ensure tender programme meets or exceeds the client’s programme/aspirations.
* Preparation of tender/price using “first principal” estimating process.
* Check pricing of works by others independently when asked to do so.
* Ensure all tender pricing (take offs and tender book) is checked by at minimum the Senior Estimator/Estimating Manager or Bid Manager prior to tender settlement meetings taking place and likewise that any completed pricing documents are checked in the same way prior to tender submissions of any pricing documents.
* Liaising with Sub-contractors, suppliers and merchants.
* Participate in determining the level of risk associated with the project, identifying mitigating action to be taken.
* Produce a clear & understandable tender book/pricing document for internal adjudication/settlement. * Preparation of client’s tender pricing document(s) for submission. Ensuring tender/price is presented to clients accurately and coherently, and to the commensurate level of detail required.
* Prepare submission for final commercial review by team with senior staff members.
* Assist in compiling Client Post Tender clarification responses in a timely manner.
* Handover to commercial team on successful bids.
* Input into the post tender analysis process.
If you are interested please call Aaron Milliam on 07852 528667
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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