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Commercial Administrator - Infrastructure / Utilities Exeter | £30,000-£35,000 + Package | Full-Time, Office-Based An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Administrator to join a leading main contractor delivering a long-term infrastructure in the South West. Role Overview

Construction Estimator We are currently recruiting for an experienced Estimator to join our Construction Wales & West business. We deliver projects across multiple sectors, and this will be a hybrid role with a mix of office-based and remote working. Whilst this role is based out of our Exeter office, we are open to applicants from Devon, Cornwall or Somerset who are comfortable with commuting. It's an exciting time to join our business, which has a solid current workbook, coupled with a strong pipeline portfolio for the next 2 years. As the successful Estimator, you will calculate the build cost for our customers, ensuring we deliver the right net cost, on time, and to the highest quality for cost accuracy. You will collaborate with the wider preconstruction team and supply chain partners to ensure that we provide an accurate cost in line with the customer’s requirements, project scope and current legislation. Ensuring the service and standards we provide place customer value at the forefront of delivering a perfect product. Responsibilities • Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer’s requirements and current legislation., • Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects., • Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price., • Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability., • Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value., • Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages., • Complete or manage project take–offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants)., • Provide a complete and robust cost information pack during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover, to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book and quotations., • Collaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like)., • Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost., • Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget. Essential and Desirable Criteria Essential Criteria • Experience of successfully completing framework & two stage style estimating jobs, • Have experience of various construction methods, • Experience of controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets, • Experience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings and technical specifications, • Excellent standard of mathematical ability, • Appropriate CSCS card Desirable Criteria • Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc), • Relevant degree, • Use Conquest Estimating System or similar, • Experience of taking off quantities up to SMM 7, • Working towards MCIOB/RICS Personal Qualities • Lead by example, take responsibility to make things happen and hold myself accountable for delivering work to the highest standards., • Skilled communicator, able to deliver messages effectively and understand others through open and honest conversations., • Embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and consistently seek new ways to make our business more successful., • Analytical skills – ability to analyse project specifications and technical documents to accurately estimate cost., • Attention to detail – precision in reviewing project details and understanding scope of work and considering all relevant factors that affect cost., • Mathematical proficiency – strong mathematical skills are essential for calculations., • Resourcefulness – ability to gather and utilise information from multiple sources., • Time management – efficiently manage time to meet deadlines and deliver estimated cost on time. Additional Information Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer. In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, fully discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme. About Us With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive. Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe’s 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.

Graduate Cost Consultant / Quantity Surveyor Brookbanks operates nationwide, providing integrated and holistic consultancy services for major infrastructure and development schemes. We have a reputation for designing and delivering complex mixed-use, major residential, and commercial build projects ranging from £5m to £500m. As a UK, privately owned consultancy, we offer autonomy, flexibility and trust. Our people are empowered and supported to challenge the status quo, implement their ideas, and make a real impact. What’s in it for you at Brookbanks? Personal development: we provide the opportunity to develop cross-disciplinary expertise, funded chartership and professional development. Personable environment: as a UK, privately-owned consultancy, you’ll be more than just a number. Roadmap for progression: we’re expanding into new sectors and regions, ensuring we can honour your progression. Autonomy: you’ll have the freedom to work in your own way, create change and shape the company. Innovation: free from rigid processes or layers of hierarchy, we encourage fresh thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset. Hybrid and flexible working: 3 office days and 2 days working from home Scale and scope: you’ll be part of many of the UK’s most prestigious projects from day one. As a Graduate Cost Consultant / Quantity Surveyor, you will… Contribute to the delivery of residential, commercial, and infrastructure developments from day one. You’ll gain exposure across all stages of the project lifecycle - from early-stage cost planning through to procurement and post-contract support. Typical tasks include: Cost Planning & Estimating: • Assisting with preparation of budget estimates and elemental cost plans, • Supporting value engineering and feasibility assessments, • Working with project teams to understand design and cost impacts Procurement Support: • Helping to prepare tender documentation, • Supporting tender analysis and contractor appointment processes, • Assisting with the preparation of contract documents Post-Contract Management: • Monitoring project costs and preparing payment recommendations, • Supporting change control processes and cost forecasting, • Attending site and progress meetings with the project team, • Learning to manage commercial risks and support client objectives What do we look for? • A degree (or on track to complete one) in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, or a related discipline, • A keen interest in the built environment and infrastructure development, • Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail, • A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn from experienced mentors, • Good communication and interpersonal skills, • Enthusiasm, ambition, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, • A desire to work towards chartership Want to find out more? To learn more over a confidential chat, simply apply or contact Zoe Evans, Head of Talent at Locations Flexible, hybrid working in any of our offices: Birmingham, Bristol, Bishop’s Stortford or Exeter

ESTIMATOR Exeter c£60k - £70k Building Fabric / Construction This company is an established Construction & Building Services Contractor with regional offices throughout the UK and turnover in excess of £60m. An opportunity has arisen to bring an Estimator into their commercial team based in Exe

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Commercial Administrator - Infrastructure / Utilities Exeter | £30,000-£35,000 + Package | Full-Time, Office-Based** An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Administrator to join a leading main contractor delivering a long-term infrastructure in the South West. Role Overview The Comme

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