Salary: Competitive
At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Estimator within the Salford area.
Role Summary
• To oversee the pricing of work and the management of the tendering process.
• To secure work packages in line with budgetary and business strategies.
• To secure and develop new business opportunities in line with regional initiatives.
Key Accountabilities
• To initiate tendering process and obtain material and subcontract prices
• Negotiate contracts, taking an overview looking for commercial opportunity secure budgeted turnover and volume at chosen margin
• To undertake appraisal of completed tenders
• Ensure all enquiries are correctly dealt with.
• Ensure compliance with policies including Health & Safety, Environmental, Sustainability and requirements of other statutory bodies
• Develop and influence all bid strategies
• Maintain records of tender success/failures
Work Outputs
• Ensuring successful completion of tenders by estimators
• Win work at profitable margins in line with the budget and market share
Nature and Area of Input
• Communicate with departmental team to ensure business strategy is cascaded using relevant tools inc. encourage feedback, line of sight, balanced scorecard and area monthly updates.
• Understand and assist in the development of department plan where applicable and aid in the implementation of the agreed commercial strategy.
Qualifications
• Educated to HNC/HND level or equivalent
• IOSH
• Member of RICS, or ICES
Skills/Knowledge
• Commercial awareness/Estimating techniques
• Numerate/Literacy/Attention to detail
• Client contact/liaison/sales / Customer Knowledge
• Surfacing and civil engineering procedures
• Method of measurement and conditions of contract
• Current operating rates for Labour/Plant/Materials
• Working methods, equipment, materials, outputs.
• Company procedures and QA requirement
• Contract, specifications, method of measurement.
Personal Attributes and Behaviours
• Continuous Improvement - Make suggestions for improving the way things get done and take action to improve performance within own role
• Commercial acumen
• Communication - Tailor communication to relevant audience. Understand what is relevant and/or interesting to others. Use relevant facts and benefits to construct sound, persuasive arguments. Check understanding by seeking feedback
• Build team spirit and a positive working environment
• Confidence - Deal confidently with more senior managers, colleagues and customers. Seek challenging roles or projects outside their comfort zone. Admit to mistakes and learn from them
• Thinking Skills - Consider all potential causes and underlying causes of a problem. Quickly identify the cause of a problem. Take full ownership for resolving problems and implementing actions
In return, we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits.
Some of the range of benefits on offer to employees include:
Bonus scheme
25 days holiday
Holiday purchase scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Access to the Tarmac rewards website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice.
Training and development opportunities
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