Due to continued success and an increasing number of tender opportunities, our client is seeking an experienced Freelance Estimator to join their established team. This is a long-term contract opportunity offering hybrid working arrangements and an outside IR35 status.
The successful candidate will play a key role in preparing competitive tenders, analysing project costs, and supporting the business in securing new work across a range of civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce accurate and competitive cost estimates for civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
- Review tender documentation, specifications, drawings, and bills of quantities.
- Obtain, assess, and negotiate quotations from subcontractors and suppliers.
- Prepare detailed pricing schedules and tender submissions.
- Identify project risks, opportunities, and value engineering proposals.
- Work closely with operational, engineering, and commercial teams throughout the bid process.
- Attend tender meetings and provide support during client negotiations where required.
- Maintain accurate estimating records and cost databases.
- Assist in developing tender strategies to maximise project success.
- Ensure submissions are completed within required deadlines and company standards.
- Proven experience working as an Estimator within the civil engineering, infrastructure, highways, groundworks, or utilities sectors.
- Strong understanding of tendering processes and estimating methodologies.
- Experience interpreting technical drawings, specifications, and contract documentation.
- Ability to manage multiple tenders and prioritise workloads effectively.
- Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and industry-standard estimating software.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Full UK driving licence preferred.
Technical Skills
- Strong cost planning and estimating capabilities.
- Experience preparing detailed tender submissions.
- Ability to analyse supplier and subcontractor quotations.
- Understanding of commercial and contractual principles.
- Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
People Skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Organised and capable of managing competing deadlines.
- Proactive and self-motivated approach.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
Our client is a well-established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality projects across the Midlands and wider UK. Operating across a diverse range of sectors, they have built long-standing relationships with both public and private sector clients through their commitment to quality, safety, and collaborative project delivery. Due to a growing workload and a strong pipeline of secured work, they are looking to appoint an experienced Freelance Estimator to support their pre-construction function.
- Long-term freelance contract.
- Outside IR35 engagement.
- Hybrid working arrangement.
- Competitive day rate.
- Opportunity to work with a reputable contractor on a diverse portfolio of projects.
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