Senior Estimator
3 days ago
Watford
Senior Estimator – Refurbishment Hertfordshire | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office, 2 Days Home) £80,000 - £110,000 + Car Allownace + Fuel Card + Excellent Benefits The Company Our client is a highly respected regeneration & refurbishment contractor delivering residential and commercial projects across London and the South East. With over 50 years of success, they have built an outstanding reputation for quality, collaboration, and customer-focused delivery. The business operates across three core divisions: • Regeneration, Refurbishment, Fire Safety & Retrofit Decarbonisation, • Development They are committed to investing in their people and offer genuine long-term career progression. The Role Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Senior Estimator to join their Refurbishment & Regeneration Division in Hertfordshire. This is a key senior position within the Pre-Construction team, responsible for leading tenders across framework agreements, negotiated schemes, and single-stage competitive tenders, while supporting the Head of Pre-Construction and mentoring junior estimators. The role offers flexible hybrid working, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. Key Responsibilities • Lead the preparation of tenders for framework, negotiated, and single-stage competitive projects, • Price framework call-off schemes, ensuring commercially robust and competitive submissions, • Prepare detailed cost plans and estimates from first principles for single-stage tenders, • Attend pre-construction and tender strategy meetings, • Visit sites to assess scope, risks, and constraints, • Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities, • Coordinate design team and supply chain input to achieve cost-effective solutions, • Prepare accurate take-offs in line with standard methods of measurement, • Manage subcontractor enquiries, analyse and level tender returns, • Prepare preliminaries, overheads, and design cost allowances, • Attend client and internal tender meetings and presentations, • Lead tender handovers and provide clear commercial briefings to delivery teams, • Mentor junior estimators and support team development, • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners Package & Benefits • Salary £80,000 - £110,000 (Dependant on Experience), • Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home), • Fuel card, • Private Medical, • Discretionary Bonus, • Pension 5% matched, • Strong pipeline of secured framework and negotiated work, • Excellent career progression opportunities, • Stable, well-established contractor