Senior Estimator

Civil Engineering | Water | Infrastructure
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Red Sky Personnel are recruiting on behalf of a leading privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure contractor for an experienced Senior Estimator to join their growing pre-construction team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established Tier 1 contractor delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK. The business has over 40 years of experience working across the water, transport, energy and built environment sectors, with a strong pipeline of secured work through long-term frameworks and major infrastructure programmes.

The Role

Reporting into the Pre-Construction team, you will lead the preparation of competitive and commercially robust estimates for a range of civil engineering projects. Working closely with Bid Managers, Planners, Commercial and Operational teams, you will play a key role in securing future work and developing winning tender strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of detailed estimates for civil engineering projects.
• Manage and mentor Estimators on larger tenders.
• Review tender documentation and identify commercial opportunities and risks.
• Develop pricing strategies alongside Bid Managers and operational teams.
• Prepare estimating adjudication packs and present tenders for internal approval.
• Maintain estimate assumptions, risk registers and tender documentation.
• Support negotiations during the tender process.
• Produce comprehensive handover information for delivery teams following contract award.
• Provide estimating support to business development and operational teams when required.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience as a Senior Estimator or Estimator within civil engineering or infrastructure.
• Strong experience pricing water and heavy civil engineering projects.
• Experience working on projects valued up to approximately £50 million.
• A good understanding of NEC forms of contract.
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent numerical skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and estimating software.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• An engineering or commercial qualification (HNC/HND/Degree desirable).
• Knowledge of wastewater, rail or tunnelling projects would be advantageous.
• Chartered or Incorporated status is desirable but not essential.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Company car or car allowance (role dependent)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional loyalty days
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits package
• Leadership and management development
• Ongoing professional training and career progression
• Long-term job security with a substantial secured workload
• Opportunity to work on some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects

If you're an experienced Estimator looking to join a leading infrastructure contractor with an excellent reputation, long-term career prospects and a strong order book, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Red Sky Personnel for a confidential discussion.