The Eric Wright Group has a fantastic history. From our beginnings in construction to an award winning group of companies, our reputation is built on our Chairman's founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted, as a result we have people, community and social value at our heart. Our experienced, award-winning team works in true collaboration with all our partners to deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions to meet their project delivery targets with exceptional results.
The Role
Due to continuous growth, we have a rare and exciting opportunity for an
established Senior Estimator
to join our award winning Civil Engineer team based in Preston. We work on securing projects, ranging from £100k to £10m across all sectors of the industry. Our projects have gone on to win awards such as Pooley Bridge and Sugden End Landfill.
What you'll be doing:
- Analyse and interpret information, including early appraisal of scheme requirements
- Identify risks/opportunities and incorporate them into a tender bid.
- Call upon support from Design / Delivery teams as appropriate to plan works delivery strategy.
- Identify key win themes and manage bid, coordinating input from multiple contributors.
- Identify additional information required to inform and benefit the tender.
- Challenge proposed designs and methodology to identify possible alternative construction methods, technologies and products.
- Price civil engineering activities such as earthworks, drainage, ducting and paving from 1st principles, building up labour, plant, material cost components.
- Prepare programme/construction sequence, to establish constructions periods. Ability to use ASTA Powerproject ideal but training can be provided.
- Identify subcontract packages, choose suppliers from database and from researching the market, liaise with supply chain, prepare and issue enquiries and analyse and interrogate responses.
- Compile a comprehensive net cost estimate for the works, including preliminary items.
- Present net cost estimate at internal adjudication and implement changes.
- Timely submission of tender, ensuring that the Clients requirements and specifications are met
- Follow up submitted tenders.
- Give others an overview of the scheme, highlighting any job specific risks & opportunities.
- Contribute to discussion on commercial approach.
- Review project 1st appraisal and reflected on post-contract performance of tendered schemes.
About You
You will be an integral part of our team providing sound knowledge of market rates and prices from 1st principles. You will be methodical and organised with the ability to recognise and source additional resource required to produce estimates, recognise submission requirements to compile a logical sequence of actions necessary to achieve regular deadlines.
Ideally you'll have:
- Tier 1 or 2 Infrastructure main contractor background with experience in estimating / pricing projects, across all sectors but ideally a civils focus and background.
- Membership of a relevant professional body and/or relevant professional qualification is desirable, such as RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE.
- Expert capability and knowledge of Conquest and ASTA Powerproject software is desirable.
- Working knowledge of best practice solutions and optimisation of innovative ideas.
- Good working knowledge of pricing and quantification methods is required.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure.
- Experience of leading a team is desirable.
- Proficiency in IT, numeracy and MS Office Basic & Estimating Systems is essential.
In return we offer
Competitive Salary
Company car / car allowance scheme
- we are working towards 100% hybrid / electric vehicles
.
Enhanced annual leave
starting at 26 Days + bank holidays rising with service
Learning and development
- we offer a range of learning opportunities to develop talent at all levels within our business focussing on technical competence, upskilling, compliance and governance
Pension
— 6.5% employer contribution of your salary into your pension to help you save for the future
BUPA
- optional scheme and can include your family to the scheme (50% contribution)
Company sick pay scheme
- Up to 20 days full pay in a rolling 12 month period
Group Income Protection
– 50% of your salary covered for 3 years for long term illness
Enhanced Paid Family Leave
- maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, compassion, bereavement, crisis, emergency dependants, and much more
Hybrid working
- manage your own diary, working in the office, at home or out with clients
Onsite Nursery
– Our Sceptre Nursery is discounted for our employees and based on site at Head office
Onsite gym
– we have a gym on site at Head Office which is free to use
Company Doctor
– for when you can't get to see your own or if you have any health concerns
Virtual GP
- 24/7 access for when you need to speak to a GP
EAP
– Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured, supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas such as health, fitness, home life, finances and much more.
Mental Health support
– through the Thrive app, approved by the NHS, provides tools, to tackle, prevent and manage common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues etc.
Savings scheme
– Put aside an affordable amount for a rainy day in the future
Recognition awards
– awards for long service and special birthdays
Health and wellbeing strategy
focussed on physical, emotional, financial and career wellbeing
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