Piling Site Engineer / Estimator

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Reporting into a Senior Estimator, the main purpose of the role is to secure work for Northern Business Unit, by leading and co-ordinating all aspects of selected tender(s), ensuring high quality, competitive proposals are delivered to customers in a manner consistent with the business strategy and procedures. The role will involve building client relationships through engagement with client teams throughout the pre-construction process.

 Lead the bid process to ensure that tender deliverables are produced in a timely and effective manner ensuring clients needs are evaluated and understood.

 Review tender enquiry documents (drawings, specifications, site investigation, and client requirements) and submission requirements, ensuring we evaluate all relevant information in the bid process.

 Ensure that innovative solutions are produced (if necessary liaise with the design team) and that all identified risks are mitigated.

 Ensure that the correct methods, outputs and plant/resources are selected to deliver the solution (if necessary liaise with the operations team and Ops Director/ Business Unit Manager), ensuring that all risks are mitigated.

 Prepare tender price schedules and documents in accordance with the pricing strategy, risk assessments and Company procedures.

 Ensure that cost plans are accurate and reflect the project requirements and risk profile.

 Ensure effective communication with customers during and after the bid process to maximise our opportunities and to build long term relationships and encourage repeat work.

 Provide considered responses to customer questions including post tender queries. Willingness to attend meetings, and a professional image is essential.

 Ensure that the operation and commercial teams have received an effective handover of bid documentation.

 Manage customer contact, present tender proposals to customers and contribute to customer meetings during the tender process.

 Ensure compliance with business strategy and authority levels.

 Proven experience and good technical/engineering knowledge of ground engineering processes.

 Preferably Degree qualified.

 Knowledge of the UK piling and geotechnical market.

 Good communication, a team player, and is comfortable with the pressures of working to time deadlines.

 Computer literate with all the major Microsoft office programmes.

 The individual should be customer centric in approach, with the ability to recognise potential opportunities in invitations to tender.

 The individual should have a desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on the customer and the ground engineering business.

 Valid CSCS card preferable.