Lead Estimator
Heathrow Employment & Skills AcademyThis role will involve you primarily supporting their Aviation, Defence, and Adjacent Markets sectors, covering projects within civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering works at international airports, regional airports and RAF airfields. The role could also involve managing reactive and planned maintenance, and upgrades on defence properties, airfields, military bases, ports, railway infrastructure and depots. This role would be ideal for someone who is experienced in pricing civil engineering schemes within the Aviation and defence sectors.
- Support, mentor, coach, and guide Estimators and Estimating Assistants, whilst acting as primary pricing resource for all strategic key bids in area of specialism
- Prepare estimates and priced submissions that meet project goals and determine the total cost of materials, equipment, labour, and plant for each tender ensuring the net price for the works is accurate
- Co-ordinate all pricing elements of complex multi-disciplinary bids evaluating interfaces and driving best value in optimum use of resources to provide competitive pricing solutions
- Collaborate and obtain commercial advice with respect to bonds, insurances, warranties etc
- Review and analyse tender documentation and specifications and attend site visits when required
- Collate all tender activity and communications with suppliers, maintaining records and keeping electronic data management system up to date in line with Company procedures and Work Winning process
- Identify risks and opportunities, presenting these at tender strategy and adjudication meetings, ensuring commercial element of the bid has a fully transparent evaluation of risks and opportunities
- Ensure effective co-ordination of trades and disciplines and efficient balance of resources has been considered and accounted for within prepared estimates
- Collaborate with Submission Technical team and Operational team to input into the development of detailed methodology and programme for the tendered works
- Explore innovative and alternative solutions to bids in addition to the compliant offering, giving the organisation an advantage through the tendering process and evaluation
- Prepare, present, and justify the tender price at adjudications, mid-bid, and handover meetings
- Implement the requirements of the Company Management System (CMS), as applicable to the business operations
- Manage tender and post-tender clarifications from the client for all pricing elements, including preparing assessment of preliminaries for the project
About You
- Demonstrable knowledge of CESSM, SMM7 and of Construction Contracts such as NR, NEC, and ICC forms
- Proficient in the use of Excel and estimating software such as Causeway
- Experience tendering Civil Engineering contracts within the transport infrastructure sector, including framework experience
- Technical understanding of Civil Engineering processes and will have a history of successfully winning a variety of projects
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s retail discounts
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity or paternity leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
- Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Competitive basic salary
- Healthcare cash plan
- Pension scheme
- Bonus
- Payment uplifts
- Paid holidays
- Personal development training leading to Professional Qualifications
About The Company
M Group deliver infrastructure services across water, energy, telecom, highways, and rail & aviation to private and public sector organisations in the UK and Ireland. They take pride in constantly evolving, building their reach and growing their skills, so they can continue to deliver at the pace of change. Through collaboration across their Group, and by partnering with clients, M Group successfully deliver infrastructure that keeps the country running and supports all aspects of life.