Minor Works Estimator
Falkland Islands
£40000 - £50000.00 per annum + TAX FREE salary, bonus, free accommo
Built environment
- Louise Melton
- Senior Delivery Consultant
I’m currently working in partnership with a leading facilities management and service provider with the crucial hire of an experienced Minor Works Estimator into their Defence division for a UK military base in the Falklands, South Atlantic.
Minor Works Estimator
£40,000 – £50,000 TAX FREE salary, free accommodation, bonus, full benefits listed below
Location: Falkland Islands, South Atlantic
Main Duties
- Evaluate and clearly understand the details and requirements for each estimate, attend site visits and undertake site measurements
- Estimate the costs based on Schedule of Rates using the basic scope of works, requirements documents and site measurements for new and remedial works.
- Obtain sub-contractor and materials costs and evaluate the prices, negotiating with sub-contractors as required to provide meaningful costs in the agreed timeframe.
- Manage own workload while meeting KPIs to submit prices to client in accordance with contract timescales.
- Through continual review of the tender document, be responsible for any changes from the original specification including preliminary pricings, time scales and any other changes as requested.
- Assist in producing scope of works for minor works and project administration.
- Liaising with supervisors and their teams and handover of agreed prices to the delivery team on approval.
- Keep up to date with all estimating packages including templates, tender logs etc.
- Keep up to date with the latest estimator techniques and procedures.
Key
- Hold a construction, building services or hard FM background
- Have excellent attention to detail and possess excellent analytical skills
- Great communication and stakeholder management skills
- Analytical but with the ability to think beyond or around a process
- Ability to quickly assess the requirement, and then change dependent on new information
- Excellent IT skills including Word and Excel
- Good time management and organisational skills are essential
- Able to follow key management processes
Additional Information & Benefits
- Full Time
- Notice period 2 months
- Free single occupancy accommodation
- Free 3x meals per day at the mess
- Work clothing provided
- Site allowance 5% of monthly pay (paid monthly)
- Tour bonus 10% (paid annually)
- Compliance requirements – security, visa, medical and dental
- Flights provided free of charge (4 periods: 5 months on, 1 month off on leave)
