
DDS Contracting: Groundworks Estimator
DDS Contracting (a division of the DDS Group of Companies) is currently recruiting for an Estimator with groundworks and civils experience.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and associated package commensurate with relevant experience.
- Opportunity to come on board as the division continues to grow and have in influence in the ongoing development of the business.
- Opportunity to develop the Estimating role and ultimately head up the pre-construction department as the business expands, reporting directly to the principal of the division.
- Diverse range of enquiries ranging from highly respected external clients as well as interesting and complex large scale Group developments.
- Located at our newly refurbished offices near Margate.
- Working as part of a small and highly motivated team of industry professionals.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years estimating experience (groundworks knowledge essential)
- Causeway estimating software experience preferential but training will also be provided.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Receive and appraise new enquiries for suitability
- Review risk and opportunities for team discussion
- Prepare and obtain subcontract and material prices, evaluate, compare and incorporate
- Manage the enquiry process from receipt to submission and relevant post tender queries
- Build up tender rates from first principles having confidence in outputs and allowances
- Proactive and outgoing approach to value engineering options
- Communicating effectively with all external and internal interfaces
- Working with the Operations team to develop project specific preliminaries costs
- Lead tender adjudication meetings
- Develop and chair tender handover meetings
- Able to process billed enquiries or prepare accurate measures from specifications and drawings
- Be confident in attending post tender client presentations supported by the Operations team.
Key Attributes:
Outgoing, confident, professional
Logical and analytical approach to problem solving
Please forward your CV and salary expectations to jread@dds-contracting.co.uk.
All applications will be treated in strict confidence.
DDS is an Equal Opportunities employer.