Estimator Long-Term Contract | Hybrid | Outside IR35 | £350-£500/day DOE
Are you an Estimator or Senior Estimator with real earthworks experience wanting to join a busy pre‑construction team on a strong pipeline of highways projects.
You will be managing the tendering of projects - maximising tendered margin while identifying value engineering opportunities and successfully winning work.
What you’ll do
- Actively tender projects received by the business
- Understand contractual terms and identify potential risks to the business
- Review all information received to understand the scope of works to be tendered
- Submit tenders on time and to the client’s requirements
- Accurately measure relevant works to derive and validate quantities for pricing
- Build up tender rates from first principles on a labour, plant and material basis
- Identify value engineering opportunities to offer clients
- Obtain market rates for subcontracted works
- Respond to client queries in a timely manner
- Understand programme and buildability constraints within a tender
- Lead the handover of secured work, passing information to the delivery team
- Maintain client relationships and seek opportunities for new and continued work
- Provide support and advice to less experienced members of the team
What you’ll bring
- Proven estimating experience on earthworks / highways schemes
- Confident cut‑and‑fill and mass‑haul take‑off
- Solid grasp of plant, muck‑away and groundworks pricing
- Estimating software and strong Excel skills
Why this is a good opportunity
- Outside IR35 – keep the full benefit of your rate
- £350‑£500/day DOE – reflecting your specialism and seniority
- Hybrid working – office and home, structured around delivery
- Long‑term security – a genuine pipeline, not a few weeks’ cover
The freedom of contracting, the stability of a long term contract, and an outside‑IR35 rate. A rare combination in this market.
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