Career-Bridge Recruitment is partnering with a thriving, award-winning private housebuilder who are seeking an Estimator to join their Commercial team in Bristol. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to exciting residential projects.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Estimator or with substantial experience in the housebuilding sector.
Duties
- Maintain and manage core estimating resources, including the Land Appraisal documents, House Build Workbook, Abnormal Foundation Schedule, and R&S Schedule.
- Update build costs and review preliminaries in line with approved sign-offs and actual project data.
- Collaborate with the Land and Sales teams to prepare comprehensive Land Appraisals.
- Price abnormal costs for internal budgets (e.g., foundations, cut/fill, R&S, retaining walls).
- Develop site profitability matrices to optimize layout efficiency for cost and revenue.
- Conduct ad hoc measurement and pricing exercises as required.
- Compile substantiation and backup for price notices.
- Issue R&S, Groundworks, and Piling enquiries for new sites; support tender clarifications before handoff to Quantity Surveyors.
- Manage and maintain customer/sales extra price lists.
You will need
- A relevant qualification in Commercial Management or extensive industry experience.
- Expertise in civil and structural engineering designs, layouts, and construction practices.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of build sequencing and cost implications.
- Technical proficiency with financial management systems.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
- Knowledge of key codes of practice (e.g., Building Regulations, NHBC, HSE).
- Ability to interpret architectural and engineering drawings.
- A full UK driving licence
In return
- Competitive salary up to £60,000 + package (Car allowance, Annual bonus scheme)
- Life assurance
- Private medical insurance (single cover, with upgrade options)
- 24 days holiday, increasing with tenure (up to 28 days)
- Perks Employee Discount Scheme
- Pension plan
