Senior Estimator

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.  

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our  Highways Civil Engineering Projects work winning team, as part of the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including highway and structure maintenance and improvement schemes.  

What you'll be doing

• Reporting to the Chief Estimator, create accurate sustainable estimates, budgets and target costs for civil engineering projects.
• Determine pricing requirements from client documentation
• Understand contractual implications and operation
• Take responsibility, under minimum supervision, for bid preparation, completion, and submission.
• Take off quantities and prepare formal BOQ 
• Assist clients through preparation of budgets from earliest project design stages.
• Assist and challenge operational solution and programme
• Build up formal cost estimates through a mixture of first principles people, equipment, materials and subcontract costs in accordance with project and client requirements
• Prepare and manage supply chain enquiries, compare and resolve quotations
  Assess and cost project risks and opportunities
• Understand current market prices and conditions, and benchmark our solutions to minimise risk and increase success.
• Engage with client to understand their need, resolve queries, provide confidence in our approach, and confirm understanding of our submissions. 
• Prepare summary papers for governance review.
• Adherence to M Group policies and procedures
• Provide formal project handover to commercial and operational teams

What you will bring

• Demonstrable Civil Engineering experience
• Previous relevant estimating experience
  Demonstrable take off and MMHW BOQ production experience
• Degree/HNC qualified in Civil Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying or similar
  Relevant CSCS Card
• Good understanding of the NEC suite of contracts 
• Ability to work efficiently with other members of the team
• Particular attention to detail with good project management skills
• Ability to hit tight deadlines under pressure
• Ability to communicate at all levels, both verbally and written
• Experience of using estimating software, and strong Excel / general IT skills.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Remote working
• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care and health care cash plan
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re  responsible  and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re  open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re  together  and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re  ambitious  and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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