Estimator – Commercial Construction

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Commutable to: Folkestone (Typically 4 days in office with 1 site visit per week)

Remuneration: £60,000 - £70,000neg

Benefits: Company car / allowance, gym benefits, company pension & comprehensive benefits package

The role of Estimator – Commercial Construction will involve:

• Estimator position dealing with range of commercial construction projects including fit-out, strip-out and refurb
• Interpreting technical drawings, generating & following up quotations
• Estimating for a range of commercial projects such as; housing associations, shopping centres, within the education sector and on light industrial projects.
• Negotiating with clients, project managers, quantity surveyors and internal estimating team
• Producing formal quotations to customers
• Taking details from drawings to produce BOQs allowing for a timely return of quotations for customer deadlines
• Keeping good documentation of tenders and quotations on internal database
• Contacting customers, dealing with queries and providing additional technical information
• Working on projects ranging in value from £250k to circa £2m+

The ideal applicant will be an Estimator – Commercial Construction with:

• Must have 5-10 years estimating within the commercial construction industry
• Must have first principle estimating experience
• Would be open to someone within strip-out, refurb, fit-out, new build,
• Good technical knowledge and good understanding of industry processes, materials and costs
• Ideally would have a quantity surveying degree
• Stable career, highly organised with good attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• IT literate (Microsoft Office)
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Jobs, Construction vacancies and Specification positions within: Estimator, Estimating, Fit Out, Fitout, Strip Out, Refurb, Refurbishment, Remediation, Repair, Finishes, Small Works, M&E, Electrical, Finishes, Painting, Installation, Design & Build, D&B, Office, Supermarket, Shopping Centres, Retail, Commercial, Education, Industrial, Leisure