Estimator
What you'll be doing
Working as part of our Commercial team for our Thames Valley region, you'll be responsible for preparing and controlling budget/cost reconciliations on residential building work, including:
- Prepare financial feasibility budgets for potential site purchase
- Assist the land acquisition teams with cost information at site appraisal stage
- Prepare development budgets for use in cost/value monitoring by the construction team
- Input on technical/design matters at the pre-contract stage to ensure economic design and construction methods are followed
- Provide cost advice to the sales team
- Prepare cost/value reconciliation and forecasting on individual contracts of actual costs to completion
- Prepare and issue budget/cost reconciliation/cost forecasting within agreed budget values.
Skills and experience
- Proven experience within estimating ideally within the house building sector
- Competent at taking off materials from drawings
- Skilled at preparing budgets and supporting teams with cost advice on a range of estimating matters
- Good level of financial acumen
- Strong communication skills and a key team member.
What we can offer you
- Competitive salary
- Annual and long-term bonus schemes
- Car allowance
- Additional annual leave with length of service up to 30 days
- Free life assurance
- Health care
- Enhanced pension scheme
