Estimator – Social Housing Maintenance Location: Cardiff / South Wales Salary: £40,000–£65,000 + package Sector: Social Housing / Maintenance / Refurbishment Hybrid: Cardiff office, Swansea one day per week + one day working from home Estimator – The Company A well-established regional main contractor with a strong presence across South Wales, delivering construction, refurbishment and social housing maintenance projects for a range of public and private sector clients. The business has a secure pipeline of work and is looking to strengthen its commercial and pre-construction team with an experienced Estimator. This is a long-term opportunity offering a varied workload, good flexibility and the chance to play an important role in securing and pricing future projects and maintenance contracts. Estimator – The Role Working within the estimating and pre-construction team, you will be responsible for pricing a mixture of social housing maintenance, voids, refurbishment and construction works across South Wales. Typical responsibilities will include: * Preparing detailed estimates and tender submissions * Pricing social housing maintenance and void works * Working with NHF Schedule of Rates and other SOR-based contracts * Reviewing tender documentation, specifications and scopes of work * Producing take-offs and building up labour, material and subcontract costs * Obtaining and analysing subcontractor and supplier quotations * Identifying commercial risks and opportunities * Working closely with operational and commercial teams * Supporting tender adjudications and handovers following successful bids Estimator – The Person The successful candidate will ideally have 5+ years’ experience within construction, social housing or property maintenance. Previous experience of social housing maintenance is essential, with a good understanding of voids, responsive or planned maintenance contracts. You will also ideally have: * Strong knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates and/or similar SOR contracts * Experience working for a main contractor or specialist maintenance contractor * A good understanding of construction methods and costs * Strong commercial and numerical ability * Experience producing tenders and estimates independently Applications are also welcomed from experienced Quantity Surveyors with a strong social housing maintenance and Schedule of Rates background who would like to move into a full-time estimating role. Estimator – The Package * £40,000–£65,000 basic salary depending on experience * Additional company benefits/package * One day working remotely each week * Based from the Cardiff office * Swansea office attendance approximately one day per week * Long-term progression within an established regional contractor This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Estimator, or a commercially strong QS looking to move into estimating, to join a successful South Wales contractor with a strong pipeline of social housing and construction work