Assistant Estimator

Leeds

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Permanent – 37.5 Hours per week

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Estimator to join our team based out of our Leeds office.

Reporting to the Estimating Manager, you will join a growing team of passionate and dedicated Preconstruction professionals, providing commercial support to the estimating team throughout the region on new build projects of varying values.

We are looking for an individual who shares our passion for the project at hand, whilst also being able to work within a fun and hardworking team environment. Your duties will include:

• Pre-acquisition studies
• Benchmarking
• Maintain and accurate cost base by regular review of market price
• Co-ordination of tender bids
• Input subcontractor bids into tender
• Check and acknowledge tender documents and amendments
• Organise copy of tender documents and amendments for appropriate parties
• Record supply chain and performance data

Candidates are not required to have previous experience but qualified to degree level would be preferred, with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel.

You must hold a current driving licence, and you will work towards gaining CSCS qualification, as required

Benefits:

• Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs
• Holidays 26 days
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Private medical insurance
• Ability to purchase additional holiday
• Access to discount portal
• Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
• Digital GP
• Employee assistance programme
• Sharesave scheme

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.