Principal Estimator

What You Will Be Doing

• Attend project start‑up meetings and make site visits.
• Produce enquiry schedules for required scopes and packages from tender documents, drawings and specifications.
• Identify tender deliverables required from Project Designers.
• Evaluate supplier quotations and align them with project specification requirements.
• Prepare BOQs for project scopes using estimating software (CCS Candy).
• Contribute to the project risk register and attend risk meetings with estimators, planners, designers and client representatives.
• Attend tender price settlement meetings with the tender team and Chief Estimator.
• Attend tender handover meetings and prepare commercial documents for the project team.
• Carry out duties in line with Murphy Quality and Health & Safety Management Systems.
• Support the Chief Estimator in coordinating with functional leaders to resolve issues and develop accurate estimates.
• Make tender amendments based on client feedback and respond to tender queries from project teams.
• Review contract details with the Contract Manager/Senior Management to assess delivery capability.
• Review tender documents to assess scope, risks, complexity and provide feedback to the Chief Estimator.
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

• CSCS Card (relevant type)
• Degree in Quantity Surveying / Engineering /
• Construction Management or Similar
• Minimum 7 years’ construction experience and site experience on projects
• Experience of public sector clients and private sector clients
• Proven successful estimating experience in civil engineering, including undertaking role of an estimator
• Extensive variety in types of work priced
• Be able to review ITT Technical & Commercial documentation on an individual project basis
• Good communication skills including presentations and ability to negotiate and persuade others