Estimator

Via is currently looking for an Estimator to join our Estimating Team based at our Head Office in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

You will deliver fully costed, analytical estimates and Target Prices for a wide range of highway and civil engineering construction and maintenance projects.

The Job

Key areas of responsibility will include: -

• Attending Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) meetings with Designers, Contract Agents and external clients to ascertain what is required in terms of Labour, Plant and Materials.


• Price tenders, quotations, estimates and target prices for engineering projects and works using manual calculation and electronic systems.


• Obtain quotes for materials and specialist works from suppliers and sub-contractors.


• Act as main contact for external clients on successful bids for works, to provide a main point of contact.


• Process Project Change Control forms to ensure up to date projected costs are recorded and forwarded to Project Engineers or Clients as appropriate.


• Ensure the Estimating Register is kept up to date, to provide up to date data for the Estimating Manager.


• Inform the Estimating Manager of successful external quotes and set up all codes and ensure the Operations Team have the necessary information to carry out works.


• Maintain job files, to include all emails, drawings/specifications, quotes, invoices, Valesco files and all other relevant details.
  
  Mainly you will be excited to be a vital part of our Estimating team, but there are just a few other things we'd like from you: -


• NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in building, highways or civil engineering


• Knowledge of working in highways or construction


• ICT skills with experience of using applications including Microsoft Word and Excel


• Experience of providing information to and dealing with internal and external customers in person or via email or over the phone


• Proven ability to plan and prioritise workload and react to customer queries in a busy office environment


• Full Driving Licence
  
  Based in Nottinghamshire, with a multi-skilled local workforce and a range of highly trained staff at a few different locations throughout the county. Via East Midlands provides sustainable highways services for Nottinghamshire and across the wider East Midlands region.
  
  Our roles include highway maintenance, electrical works, mechanics, construction, forestry, road safety, civil engineering and much more. We combine a public-sector service ethos with a strong commercial focus and we are passionate about innovation and creating and delivering sustainable solutions safely across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands.


Via is a great place to work if you value work-life balance and we are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies, including generous annual leave allowances, with flexible working available to our office-based staff. With most of our work being based in the East Midlands, our front-line staff also enjoy short journeys to site each working day.

By joining us you will be part of a growing organisation that positively embraces customer and community aspirations.

If this sounds like you, it would be great to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £39,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave


• Casual dress


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Enhanced maternity leave


• Enhanced paternity leave


• Free flu jabs


• Free parking


• Health & wellbeing programme


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Work from home


Schedule:

• Day shift


• Flexitime


• Monday to Friday