Contact Carrington West
Carrington West
Estimator
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Contact Carrington West
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 5 hours ago
- Salary
- 350.00 - 500.00 GBP Daily
- Recruiter
- Carrington West
- Closes
- 11 Nov 2026
- Course
- No
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
- Contract Type
- Contract
Description
I'm looking to speak with Estimators within the highways sector.
Estimator
Location: Cambridge
Rate: GBP350-GBP500 Outside IR35 DOE
Duration: 12 months
Hybrid working available
Are you an Estimator or Senior Estimator with real earthworks experience wanting to join a busy pre-construction team on a strong pipeline of highways projects.
You will be managing the tendering of projects - maximising tendered margin while identifying value engineering opportunities and successfully winning work.
What you'll do
Actively tender projects received by the business
Understand contractual terms and identify potential risks to the business
Review all information received to understand the scope of works to be tendered
Submit tenders on time and to the client's requirements
Accurately measure relevant works to derive and validate quantities for pricing
Build up tender rates from first principles on a labour, plant and material basis
Identify value engineering opportunities to offer clients
Obtain market rates for subcontracted works
Respond to client queries in a timely manner
Understand programme and buildability constraints within a tender
Lead the handover of secured work, passing information to the delivery team
Maintain client relationships and seek opportunities for new and continued work
Provide support and advice to less experienced members of the team
What you'll bring
Proven estimating experience on earthworks / highways schemes
Estimating software and strong Excel skills
For more information please click APPLY NOW or call Ty Darbyshire on (phone number removed).
Ad ID: 5419160622
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