Senior Estimating Manager, Estimating Manager

Senior Estimating Manager

We are supporting a large-scale systems integrator into a government client with an urgent requirment for a Senior Estimating Manager. As a Senior Estimating Manager you will be responsible for the the management of people and resources across Cost Estimates for high value and complex projects within the construction industry.

Hourly Rate - £63.00 to overall assignment rate of umbrella

Duration - 6 - 12 Months

Location - London or Birmingham (you are required to go on site two - three days a week)

The Role

• In line with Risk Management, you will be required to ensure Cost Management Principles and Processes are aligned. Furthermore, establishing contingency requirements within overall budgets envelop
• You will be required to undertake reviews of Cost Estimates in which will include challenging proposals using cost benchmarks and norms review processes
• You will be working to develop the Cost Baselines, monitoring progresses and taking corrective actions in the management costs
• Demonstration of best practices by working on complex estimations and work to develop the supporting estimate deliverable; methodologies, basis documents and risk assessments
• You will be working with a variety of data to develop cost models in particular indirect costs

Key Skills and Requirements

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, you will be working with a variety of business leaders to gather their requirements and implement this into your work
• Experience of working to convert estimates into budgets for control purposes as well as monitoring and evaluating risks, opportunities and control measures
• Have previously worked within Infrastructure Estimating Programmes or complex construction programmes
• Membership of the RICS, ACostE, ICES or similar

If you have any questions or would like to find out more about this position, please email me at