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Construction Estimator\n\nWillmott Dixon Construction are looking to recruit a Estimator to join our Midlands region in our Birmingham Snowhill office, working on a hybrid basis. You will be joining a team who are passionate about their work and share in the continued success of the business.\n\nThe main role of an Estimator at Willmott Dixon is to manage commercial activities with a high degree of acumen whilst identifying opportunities to add value throughout the project process. The successful candidate will be able to deliver the right net cost to the highest quality and accuracy\n\nIn doing so you will price selected trades from first principles using agreed Willmott Dixon outputs.

You will also be able to produce a detailed control document at handover to delivery team and complete project take-offs to the required level of detail up to the level of SMM 7 for agreed trades.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nThe key duties/ responsibilities will include:\n\nEnsure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer's requirements and current legislation.\nCollaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects.\nCreate robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price.\nGuide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability.\nUse technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value.\nCollaborate with the project team to identify and value alternative design solutions where required and present to the customer for review.\nSupport the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages.\nComplete or manage project take-offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants).\nProvide 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.\nLead the procurement schedule and build supply chain interaction and relationships.\nReview the performance of supply chain partners with the operations team.\nCollaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like).\nAssist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost.\nCarry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget.\nMake customer insight led and data-driven decisions to provide solutions to customer requirements.Essential and Desirable Criteria\n\nEssential Criteria\n\nSuccessful delivery of two-stage tenders with experience pricing all work packages\nHave experience of various construction methods\nExperience of controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets\nExperience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings and technical specifications\nGood standard of mathematical ability\nAppropriate CSCS cardDesirable Criteria\n\nMinimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc)\nRelevant degree\nUse Conquest Estimating System or similar\nExperience of taking off quantities up to SMM 7\nWorking towards MCIOB/RICSAdditional Information\n\nWillmott Dixon embraces in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working.\n\nWe are a confident employer.\n\nWe reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. This role will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.\n\nAbout Us\n\nWith 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future .

Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.\n\nWillmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development

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