Senior Estimator

Are you an experienced Senior Estimator with a strong background in rail civils, including station builds, bridge refurbishments, embankment stabilisation, earthworks or structural works? Do you have experience producing detailed first-principles estimates within a competitive tendering environment?

Are you looking for a permanent opportunity with a successful infrastructure contractor offering varied projects, long-term career development and a collaborative working environment? Location: Wakefield + 1 day working from home per week Salary: £70,000 to £75,000 per annum DOE, with flexibility for an experienced Senior Estimator

Benefits

• £6,335 car allowance or company car
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase an additional five days of annual leave
• 4.5% employer pension contribution
• £150 health cash plan
• One day working from home each week
• Flexible working with core hours of 9:30am to 4:00pm
• 40-hour working week
• Award-winning training and professional development opportunities

Two paid volunteering days each year Role Overview: My client is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Estimator to join its pre-construction and work-winning team, based from its Wakefield office. The position will involve preparing high-quality, commercially viable tenders across a varied portfolio of civil engineering and infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on rail, transportation, highways, active travel schemes and water infrastructure.

Projects will include new build railway stations, station refurbishments, bridge works, embankment stabilisation, earthworks, soil nailing, drainage, surfacing and general civil engineering schemes. The business is involved in delivering projects through established frameworks with clients including Network Rail, NEPO and local authorities, alongside opportunities across the wider transportation and infrastructure sectors.

Typical projects range from £1 million to £5 million, with opportunities to work on larger schemes, including new station developments valued at approximately £25 million. The successful candidate must have strong experience producing detailed estimates from first principles, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors, preliminaries and production outputs.

You will be comfortable working within competitive tendering environments, often managing challenging deadlines, incomplete tender information and complex pricing requirements. You will manage tenders from initial allocation through to submission and contract award, working closely with operational, commercial, procurement and delivery teams to develop robust construction methodologies and competitive pricing strategies. The successf...

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