Deanston Cooper is currently recruiting for a Junior Estimator to work for a highly successful civil engineering contractor based in Ayrshire. Working alongside the Director of the business and estimating for a variety of general civils projects up to £1.5 million, duties will include:

• Reviewing tender documents
• Undertaking site inspections and preparing reports
• Analysing drawings and producing take off's and bills of quantities
• Preparing and sending out tender enquiries to supply chain and reviewing quotations received
• Building up an accurate cost estimate for the works in an elemental and analytical format.
• Preparing the commercial tender for submission to the Client.

Applications are welcome from candidates who: 

Are currently working at Assistant Estimator level for another civil engineering contractor. 

OR

Have a minimum of 2 years experience working for a civil engineering contractor and will currently be at Site Engineer, Section Engineer or Sub Agent level, with a strong desire to move from working on site and into an office based estimating role. 

OR

Who are currently working as a Quantity Surveyor and have a strong desire to move into estimating.

Either way, you will have excellent communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative and to strict deadlines.