Senior Commercial Estimator
Current• Preparation of accurate and competitive tender pricing and submissions, within tight timeframes, for a range of private various local governments, and public sector clients; • Produce estimates in a clear and concise manner and in accordance with drawings and specifications Liaison with sub-contractors to ensure they have fully understood the tender requirements and that all items are priced.• Ensuring sub-contractors quotations are as per specifications and drawings.• Initial project assessment of new tender opportunities, to determine commercial viability and general technical requirements, to assist corporate decision making processes;• Preparation of tender packages, to seek pricing from various subcontractors and suppliers, via an electronic tender management portal;• Completion of tender documentation, as required to make a formal tender submissions. Typically this included completing tender forms, pricing breakdowns, technical details for mechanical, electrical and hydraulic services and completion of schedules of rates or bills of quantities;• Attendance at tender stage site briefings, to assess existing site conditions and ensure accuracy of tender documentation;• Development of construction methodologies, based on tender issue drawings and specifications;• Post tender negotiation with client representatives, to assist in the award of works;• Generating quantity take off both manually and using specialist software packages such as Buildsoft, CostX and Timberline.