Estimator - Fawkes and Reece : Job Details

Estimator

A busy house builder seeks to appoint an Estimator to join their commercial team.

The company are one of the country's largest privately owned house builders delivering high quality homes across the North West and Midlands region. The majority of their developments are built on brownfield sites, transforming existing buildings and disused land into well-designed, energy-efficient homes ranging from starter homes to luxury family homes.

Estimator Role

Reporting to the Commercial Director, the role of Estimator prepares cost plans for appraisal of development/land opportunities and ensures that all estimating work required to deliver the business unit output is completed in the most timely, accurate, efficient and effective manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare initial viabilities for all land bids for sign off by Commercial Director.
• Liaise with Land Department over current and future development opportunities.
• Prepare viability estimates of all construction costs, including all site abnormals, professional fees, site management costs and preliminaries. Input of all development costs into appraisal /viabilities. Support 'value engineering' exercises at appraisal/pre-start stage.
• Obtain specialist quotations such as demolition and the like required for removing the risk from land viabilities.
• Where full viabilities are required, ensure they comply with the provisions set out within the Group Guidelines on Viabilities, Budgets and Valuations.
• Assist the Commercial Manager with the preparation of pre-budget costs for sites.
• Assist with review of Site Budget and Analysis of Variance reports that are required for issue of site budgets in accordance with Group Guidelines on Viabilities, Budgets and Valuations.
• Provide guidance to Surveyors as required at handover stage of project.
• Collate and submit statistical analysis as required.

Skills & experience required

The successful candidate will have a previous experience working as an Estimator working for a house builder.

• Previous experience estimating on housing developments
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
• IT literate and the ability to adapt to new systems
• Good administration skills
• Committed to diversity and inclusion

What's on offer?

In return for your skills the company offer a competitive salary, option of a company car or car allowance, company pension scheme, life assurance cover, annual bonus scheme.

If you are interested in the Estaimtor role and would like to apply, please contact Deena at Fawkes & Reece for a confidential chat or email your CV through the link below.