Estimator – Construction / Building – Yorkshire Hybrid / remote working role. Opportunity for an Estimator to join one of the UK’s largest privately owned main contractors working on tendering projects, predominantly public sector, for the Yorkshire Region. Role: As Estimator your role will include: * Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer’s requirements and current legislation. * Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects. * Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price. * Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability. * Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value. * Collaborate with the project team to identify and value alternative design solutions where required and present to the customer for review. * Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages. * Complete or manage project take–offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants). * Provide a complete and robust cost information pack during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover, to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book and quotations. * Lead the procurement schedule and build supply chain interaction and relationships. * Review the performance of supply chain partners with the operations team. * Collaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like). * Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost. * Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget. Requirements: To be considered for this Estimator role you must meet the following criteria: - Knowledge of Building Sector. - Previous employment as an Assistant Estimator, Estimator, Senior Estimator or similar. - Previous experience / knowledge in building sector projects such as Commercial, Leisure, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare. - Previous Main Contractor employment - Good communication skills. - Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc). Remuneration: The successful Estimator will receive: *Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience) *Car Allowance *Pension *Bonus To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency. If you have not had a reply on your application within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion