Senior Estimator - Contract

Senior Estimator  - Contract

Reporting into the Associate Director, you will be a senior member of the management team responsible for growing the existing team and building long term, sustainable team relationships with our Complex Infrastructure clients. You may get a chance to work on major projects in the UK, Europe, Middle East and other parts of the world.

• Recognised expertise in estimating services across infrastructure, especially Defence and Energy.

• Ability to inspire and motivate teams and unlock future talent for the business.

• An excellent understanding of industry benchmarks / best practices and methods of measurements (e.g., RMM, MMHW etc).

• Proven track record of service innovation, technical excellence and exceptional service delivery.

• Technical ability to challenge engineering teams and identify/cost efficient design solutions.

• Comprehensive understanding of the assignments facing transport sector and the opportunities available.

• Major project/programmes of work experience.

Your purpose:

• Further enhance our Estimating capability including leading on the development and use of Cost X, Cost OS and other established estimating software.

• Lead our community of practice and drive technical excellence, service innovation and supporting with the development of our benchmarking capabilities.

• Unlock talent and develop next generation of leaders.

• Deliver excellent client service on our commissions through quality assurance and regular client care.

• Develop, mentor and support your teams on project / technical delivery.

Strategic:

• Deliver the strategy for the Estimating Service including identifying continuous development.

• Deliver an exceptional estimating service full multiple stakeholders.

• Identify opportunities for strategic recruitment and associated investments by the business, linked to the company's business strategy.

• Continually monitor progress against targets, identify risks and provide solutions to achieve successful business outcomes.

Project leadership:

• Having leadership skills necessary to direct and manage the project team having responsibility, under minimum supervision, delivering portfolios and projects relating to highways, Rail and other infrastructure sectors.

• Providing guidance and technical advice to different stakeholders, including effectively chairing meetings.

• Clear understanding of and competence in project commercial accountability.

Technical leadership:

• Have an up-to-date and developing knowledge of legal and technical matters relevant to the work you do, and the law of the region or country in which you practice.

• Participating in relevant internal/external training initiatives. Applying the rules of quality assurance and environmental management.

• Managing the client relationship and service delivery.

• Proven track record of working in a consultancy environment, delivering exceptional projects, and managing teams. Chartered with RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar.