Trainee Estimator

Overall purpose of role To:

• Prepare estimates for specified responses to PQQs, ITTs, pitches and proposals in conjunction with marketing and business development manager.
• Hand over budgets to commercial / QS department for take on.

Responsibilities

• Creation, management and monitoring of budgets for tenders, pitches and proposals
• Hand over of information to commercial department and maintenance of information on Project Probe.

Key Tasks

• Compiling assigned compliant and competitive tenders, within deadlines.
• Pre-handover budget compiling and guided value engineering.
• Post-handover budget inputting onto Project Probe.
• Ensure all assigned opportunities and tenders are tracked and chased and results noted, including conversion to next stage, or closure.
• Update subcontractor, supplier and client information on Project Probe, as necessary.
• Attend estimating meetings as required.
• Attend assigned handover meetings and ensure all information is agreed and recorded.
• Continue liaison with commercial and contracts departments as required.
• Liaise with procurement, ordering and finance for pricing and costs of labour and materials.
• Liaise with materials suppliers and sub-contractors as required.
• Liaise with clients and prospects as required

Competencies Role-specific:

• Programme and project management manage production of initial programme for handover to contracts.
• Advanced user MS Excel.
• Competent user MS Word, MS Project, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars

Requirements:-

• Have a confident, ambitious manner and able to liaise with clients professionally.
• Able to apply attention to detail and desire to provide high quality work
• A willingness to learn and work constructively within a team
• Good attitude
• Demonstrate good IT skills
• Interviews - ASAP