Lead Estimator (UK/EU/AU/US experience)

Position: **Lead Estimator** Employment Type: **Full Time** Work Setup: **Work from Home** Work Schedule: **Monday – Friday; 03:00 PM – 12:00 AM PH Time Zone** Holidays to follow: **United Kingdom (UK)** **Qualifications as Lead Estimator:** - A Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field (RICS accreditation is advantageous but not essential). - At least 10 years of proven experience in a similar estimating role. - Strong tendering experience, with the ability to manage the full bid lifecycle. - Demonstrated experience in preparing and submitting PQQs and tender documents. - Strong bid writing experience, ideally within the UK construction market; candidates with relevant US or Australian market experience will also be considered. - Good working knowledge of construction contracts within the Building and Civil Engineering sectors. - Experience in supervising or mentoring junior estimators - Strong analytical, commercial, and financial acumen. - Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills. - A proactive and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple tenders simultaneously. - Proficiency in Microsoft office, AutoCAD, build exact or price a job or similar - Positive attitude with a strong team player mindset. - Ability to align with and contribute to the company's culture and values. **Your responsibilities as a Lead Estimator would be:** - Lead the estimating function, taking ownership of tendering activities from initial enquiry through to successful contract award. - Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities in line with company growth objectives and commercial strategy. - Work closely with directors and senior management to provide commercial insight, pricing advice, and bid strategy recommendations. - Monitor planning portals, frameworks, and procurement platforms to identify suitable tender opportunities. - Review tender, contract, and pre-construction documentation to assess scope, risk, compliance, and commercial viability. - Lead the preparation and submission of PQQs, SQs, capability statements, and tender returns to a high professional standard. - Manage the full tender process, ensuring all submissions are accurate, competitive, compliant, and delivered within deadlines. - Prepare detailed quantity take-offs, cost plans, and robust estimates for structural repair, refurbishment, and associated works. - Build rates from first principles, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractor input, preliminaries, and risk allowances. - Issue and manage subcontractor and supplier enquiries, analyse quotations, and secure best-value procurement solutions. - Develop scopes of works, technical proposals, value engineering options, and detailed contractor submissions. - Lead bid adjudication reviews, presenting key assumptions, exclusions, risks, and recommendations to senior management prior to submission. - Attend client meetings to discuss project requirements, clarify scope, explain proposals, and strengthen client relationships. - Facilitate coordination meetings with operational and delivery teams to review live and tender-stage projects, monitor budgets, and align commercial objectives. - Liaise with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams throughout the pre-construction, bidding, and handover stages. - Review drawings, specifications, and contract conditions to identify cost risks, opportunities, and programme implications. - Oversee project handover to delivery teams, ensuring all commercial, technical, and contractual information is clearly communicated. - Review profit analysis reports, tender outcomes, and project feedback to improve estimating accuracy, cost planning, and margin performance. - Produce cost comparisons, benchmarking data, budget forecasts, and commercial reports to support decision-making. - Maintain and improve supplier, subcontractor, and pricing databases to support efficient and competitive estimating. -…