Estimator

Deanston Cooper is currently recruiting for an Estimator to work for a highly profitable, privately owned civil engineering and groundworks contractor based in West Lothian.

Estimating for a variety of commercial and residential groundworks projects, duties will include:

• Preparation of accurate and competitive cost estimates for a wide variety of civil engineering projects
• Reviewing and reporting on the Client's Enquiry to enable a decision to bid.
• Building up an accurate cost estimate for the works in an elemental and analytical format.
• Preparing an accurate cost estimate for the indirect resources required to carry out the works in accordance with agreed programme & engineering requirements.
• Checking labour & plant resources accumulated in the cost estimate balance with those derived from the tender programme.
• Preparing & presenting the commercial aspects of the tender to the Director for adjudication and approval.
• Preparing the commercial tender for submission to the Client.
• Managing handover to the delivery team.

Applications are welcome from either Estimators who have gained previous experience working for a civil engineering or groundworks contractor or Site Engineers and Quantity Surveyors who have a strong desire to move into estimating. Either way you should be:

• Be able to work to strict deadlines
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Be able to use analytical methods for rate build ups
• Have excellent communication skills