Estimator - Water & Civil Engineering

Location: Manchester
Salary: Up to -85,000 per annum + package
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time - 40 hours per week

Are you an experienced Estimator with a background in water, utilities or heavy civil engineering projects?
This is an opportunity to join a well-established infrastructure business delivering major civil engineering projects across the UK water sector. Working within an experienced bid and pre-construction team, you''ll play a key role in securing new work across a diverse portfolio of projects including pipelines, tunnelling, shafts, MEICA, rail civils and groundworks.

As an Estimator, you will be responsible for producing accurate and competitive estimates for complex infrastructure projects. Working closely with bid managers, planners, procurement teams and operational stakeholders, you''ll contribute to the successful delivery of tender submissions and framework opportunities.

• Prepare detailed cost estimates and tender submissions.
• Review and interpret PQQ and ITT documentation.
• Complete quantity take-offs and review Bills of Quantities.
• Develop risk, opportunity and key assumptions registers.
• Work closely with planning, operational and commercial teams to develop delivery methodologies.
• Prepare and present estimate adjudication packs.
• Support tender clarifications and customer negotiations.
• Liaise with procurement throughout the estimating process.
• Provide detailed handovers to delivery teams following contract award.

• Experience using Candy estimating software.
• Previous estimating or operational experience within civil engineering infrastructure projects.
• Experience in one or more of the following sectors:
  • Water infrastructure
  • Pipelines
  • Tunnelling
  • Shafts
  • MEICA
  • Rail Civils
  • Groundworks
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and resource requirements.
• Experience preparing tender build-ups and detailed estimates.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational and commercial awareness.

• Salary up to -85,000 per annum
• Permanent position
• Full-time, 40-hour working week
• Opportunity to work on major UK infrastructure and water projects
• Exposure to long-term framework programmes
• Career development within a growing pre-construction function
• Collaborative and experienced project and bid teams

If you have estimating experience within the water or civil engineering sector and would like to discuss this opportunity further, please apply below or contact Leon Smith, Murray McIntosh, at for a confidential conversation.