Senior Estimator

The Senior Estimator is responsible for supporting the identification, development, and successful conversion of tender opportunities into secured contracts. The role involves producing accurate and competitive estimates, assessing risk and opportunity, defining scope, and supporting bid strategy from initial opportunity through to handover.

Working closely with Sales, Operations, Technical Solutions, clients, and the supply chain, the Senior Estimator contributes to high‑quality submissions, robust governance, and informed construction methodologies across complex specialist engineering projects.

This role can be based from either out Telford or Glasgow office. 

• Provide accurate and competitive project estimates to support the conversion of tender opportunities into secured contracts.
• Develop budget indications and pricing options for prospective projects.
• Assess tender risks and opportunities to ensure a robust estimating function.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to produce high-quality submissions and informed methodologies.
• Develop relationships with prospective clients and supply chain contacts.
• Maintaining involvement in uncovering sales opportunities with prospective and existing customers.
• Maintaining client relationships and uncovering sales opportunities with existing customers.
• Assessment of Tender opportunities, arising from e-mail, portal, and verbal leads, including discussions in conjunction with Sales Manager and the Operations Team to ensure the work aligns with our delivery capabilities.
• Defining and quantifying scope of work and preparing comprehensive conceptual, budgetary, and construction cost estimates for projects.
• Undertaking site visits as required.
• Reviewing / researching historical data and compiling summary reports to develop guidelines and precedents for future estimates.
• Working with the Operations department in establishing a bidders list, soliciting and evaluating subcontractor proposals and scopes of work.
• Preparing quantity surveys and reviewing project plans and specifications for constructability and value engineering.
• Reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications.
• Engaging with the Operations / Delivery Teams to obtain sense checks /input for estimates.
• Engage with the Technical Solutions Department for Bearing & Temporary Works Design requirements for tenders.
• Ensure implementation of bid governance requirements.
• Follow up the offers submitted to the clients.
• Contribute to contract negotiation and provide handover of successful bids to the Operations / Delivery Teams.

Key responsibilities

• Provide accurate and competitive project estimates to support the conversion of tender opportunities into secured contracts.
• Develop budget indications and pricing options for prospective projects, and assess tender risks and opportunities.
• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Technical Solutions, clients, and the supply chain to produce high-quality submissions and informed methodologies.