Estimator
| Industry: | Engineering |
| Type: | Full-Time |
| Location: | Slough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Salary: | TBA |
| Last Updated: | 12 Nov 2014 |
Description:
We are currently seeking a time served Estimator / Quantity Surveyor to join our growing engineering team. The position will involve a full range of pre, during and post contract Quantity Surveying duties, ensuring all contracts represent value for money and provide a high quality service. The successful applicant will therefore be well versed in providing estimations, quotations and tender documentation within the HVAC sector; as well as negotiating with internal and external stakeholders, and collating interim valuations, claims, variations and final accounts.
If you think you’re capable of undertaking cost reconciliations, schedules of works, project specifications; and ensuring that the project brief, timescales, budgets and relevant legislation, regulations and contract law are adhered to, then keep reading…
The Role
• Monitoring costs and ensuring budgets aren’t exceeded / ensure cost savings are achieved
• Management of subcontractors including the assessment and selection, placing orders and financial control of work undertaken
• Creating guides from previous projects (to assist and provide ‘learning’ for future projects)
• Liaising with onsite supervisors to prepare and maintain on site records, including Timesheets and invoices in preparation for valuations
• Creating clear and auditable records for use during / after projects completion
• Carrying out pre-construction take offs to issue to those running the projects
• Create and maintain project variation schedules with Site Supervisors
• Producing enquiries to sub-contractors (with best value in mind)
• Preparing estimations, quotations and tender documentation
• Estimating job costs in terms of labour, plant and materials
• Prepare project forecasts, financial and time
• Compile monthly valuations for projects
• Preparation of bills of quantities (BoQ)
• Facilitating pre start meetings
• Scheme forecasting
Required Skills
• Previous experience in similar role within the HVAC / construction industry
• Construction related technical knowledge and experience
• Previous experience of the estimation package “SEC Cypher1 Suite†or similar computer estimating packages
• Awareness of CDM regulations and H&S
• Excellent knowledge of Excel
If you think you’re capable of undertaking cost reconciliations, schedules of works, project specifications; and ensuring that the project brief, timescales, budgets and relevant legislation, regulations and contract law are adhered to, then keep reading…
The Role
• Monitoring costs and ensuring budgets aren’t exceeded / ensure cost savings are achieved
• Management of subcontractors including the assessment and selection, placing orders and financial control of work undertaken
• Creating guides from previous projects (to assist and provide ‘learning’ for future projects)
• Liaising with onsite supervisors to prepare and maintain on site records, including Timesheets and invoices in preparation for valuations
• Creating clear and auditable records for use during / after projects completion
• Carrying out pre-construction take offs to issue to those running the projects
• Create and maintain project variation schedules with Site Supervisors
• Producing enquiries to sub-contractors (with best value in mind)
• Preparing estimations, quotations and tender documentation
• Estimating job costs in terms of labour, plant and materials
• Prepare project forecasts, financial and time
• Compile monthly valuations for projects
• Preparation of bills of quantities (BoQ)
• Facilitating pre start meetings
• Scheme forecasting
Required Skills
• Previous experience in similar role within the HVAC / construction industry
• Construction related technical knowledge and experience
• Previous experience of the estimation package “SEC Cypher1 Suite†or similar computer estimating packages
• Awareness of CDM regulations and H&S
• Excellent knowledge of Excel
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