Junior Estimator
Pontefract
£25,000 to £30,000
About
- To give support to more senior members of the Estimating team.
- To achieve personal development to role of Assistant Estimator.
Key Objectives
- Take offs for use in estimates.
- Enquiries - Subcontract, Materials and Services
- General support to Estimating team
Duties:
Measure quantities (Take off) from construction drawings.Abstract take off into Bills of Quantities (Using excel spreadsheets).Abstract take off into Feasibility Cost Document (Using excel spreadsheets).Price BoQ’s / FCD / Payment Matrix.Cost database maintenance.Liaise with other departments regarding; specifications, engineering & design, statutory services, fees, contract programmes.Liaise with commercial team (Quantity Surveyors & Buyers) regarding; material and subcontract rates and supply chain.Liaise with Contracts managers regarding; site specific preliminaries issues.Send out (and follow up) Subcontract and materials enquiries. Including updating and maintaining comparison spreadsheets.Send out (and follow up) Service enquiries for proposed and existing services. Including updating and maintaining service tracker as required.Attend internal cost handover meetings.Attend ground modelling meetings.Visit sites.Proposed to carry out site appraisalsCurrent to see on site worksComp check and proof read other team members work.Maintenance of Subcontractor databaseBecome familiar with and input to Company and departmental business plans. Development
The company will provide intensive on-the-job training and will support your professional career by financing and releasing you from work to attend college one day per week, to gain a highly recognised qualification in construction - the BTEC Level 3 National Diploma Building Studies.
Depending on which college is attended and the current qualifications of the course participant, the total studies are, three to four years. Usually this means a full day release from work.
Further to this, there is also an option of higher education available, with sponsorship through day-release in either a Construction related degree or to become a member of the Chartered Institute of Building or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Requirements
Self motivated - ability to work on own initiative.Must be able to plan and organise own workload & meet deadlines - will be expected to prioritise their own diaries (to some extent, depending on age & experience of technician).Good problem solver - there will be a certain amount of lateral thinking - in understanding fairly complex construction issues and solving mathematical problems. An estimator needs to be able to think logically and laterally, have excellent attention to detail, and be able to work methodically.Be IT literate - at least basic knowledge of word processing and a good working knowledge of Excel spread sheet programmes.Good communicator - and interpersonal skills, including listening, following instructions & asking questions - in a fairly short period of time technicians will be required to talk on the phone or in person to a diversity of people including; - Customers
- Clients representatives
- Planning authorities
- Design professionals
- Statutory services
- Subcontractors
- Suppliers
- Management & other construction professionals
- Site personnel
7. Good numeracy - estimating includes dealing with numbers, all day every day, including prices and quantities, measuring & pricing. Having a good head for numbers is essential.
