Description

• Design.
• BIM Management & coordination.

• Chilled Water Distribution Systems,
• LTHW Distribution Systems,
• Plantrooms,
• Electrical Distribution Modules,

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the estimation team for the data centre business.
• Be the go-to person for all things estimating within the department and take ownership of department priorities and resourcing.
• Direct and assist estimating team in their day-to-day activities.
• Evaluate and risk review tender opportunities to assess viability of client requests.
• Establish estimation processes and systems to streamline and improve our day-day department operations.
• Grow the existing team into a dedicated data centre commercial resource within the organisation.
• Lead weekly meetings to coordinate resources, report on status updates, identify resourcing bottlenecks and any other risks/opportunities required to ensure the efficient operation of the department.
• Early client engagement to review scope and then prepare, issue and follow through to negotiation stage of AH bids alongside the senior team.
• Review schematics & designs to identify the scope and develop a strategy/approach for how the job will be estimated.
• Carry out detailed take offs from schematics & 3-D designs. Collate into material & labour quantities and apply rates to develop overall project costs.
• Ability to learn, operate and manage existing Ensign estimating software package to ensure accurate costs are prepared for all new projects.
• Analysis and estimation of value engineering opportunities to ensure bids are competitive.
• Lead preparation of handover pack & attend internal post award meetings for successful projects to discuss & review breakdown of estimate with delivery team.
• Lead the handover process from estimation to operations post project award ensuring accurate and detailed project summaries are delivered.
• Be the go-to person within estimating for reviewing and understanding job performance reports (CVR’s) for ongoing and completed works to ensure continuous improvement of departmental rates and job costing assumptions.
• Lead on the review and understanding of job performance challenges by liaising with Commercial & Contracts teams to ensure team of estimators are always pricing works in line with how they are being delivered at site.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Third level qualification in a Surveying or Cost Engineering discipline or can demonstrate an equivalent level of experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior estimating management/commercial role, ideally within the M&E sector.
• Commercially astute and ambitious.
• High standard of organisational and time management skills.
• Sound knowledge of general construction methods.
• Working knowledge of labour, plant, materials and equipment rates.
• High level of IT literacy, especially in Microsoft Packages (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook).
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Management experience.

Benefits

• Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Full access to smart wellbeing platform.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Free annual health check during working hours.
• Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
• Lavish Long service awards
• Generously funded social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Social and Wellbeing committee.
• Full access to car emergency kit.
• Annual Christmas raffle
• Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise
• Secure, free onsite parking.
• Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours
• Free Tea & Coffee
• Friendly and supportive working environment

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