Building a sustainable tomorrow. Thats our mission and our promise at BAM. Its how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued.Were on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

BAM Infrastructure delivers complex and sustainable engineering projects across the UK, with a strong presence in Northern England. We work across key sectors including energy, flood defence, highways, rail, and water, and are active on numerous frameworks and high-profile projects. Our culture is built on excellence, collaboration, and supporting professional growth in an inclusive environment.

Were currently looking for a Senior Estimator to join our Regional Civils pre-construction team. In this role, youll support bids and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) projects, playing a key part in securing new work and delivering high-quality pre-construction services.

The role is based in Newcastle or Leeds, with a hybrid working model offering flexibility between home, office, and site/client visits.

• You will be based in either our Newcastle or Leeds office, but there will be a hybrid working model, including the opportunity for flexible working hours, allowing you to mix working from home or the office, together with visits to our project sites, client offices and our design partners offices.
• BAM operates a flexible working policy
• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

As a Senior Estimator, you will be responsible for the following:

• Coordinate with bid teams, colleagues in the estimating department, the wider Pre-construction team and ECI project teams
• Manage and deliver cost estimates at various stages in scheme development, scope definition and design maturity to meet challenging timescales, including multiple iterations of budget and target prices
• Support the ECI project teams in preparing project budget costs, advising on value engineering and efficiencies and production of the Construction Target cost.
• Contribute to optioneering and feasibility assessments, value engineering proposals, liaise with bid and project teams representing a range of disciplines to develop and refine proposals and budget costs through to final target price estimates
• Liaise with clients, designers and other consultants, quantity surveyors and other third parties
• Organise and administer tender documents, correspondence, enquiries and quotations
• Challenge and contribute to all aspects of the bid preparation and submission and investigate safe and cost-effective solutions
• Collect and distribute feedback and maintain awareness of the latest techniques
• Prepare cost estimates from first principles using Candy estimating software
• Organise and participate in bid preparation and review meetings
• Prepare tender summary information and price risk and opportunity registers
• Prepare and communicate estimated information for bid review meetings and for handover to project teams
• Co Comply with the Company and Group bid governance procedures.

• Degree, HND in Civil Engineering or NVQ equivalent level
• Suitable civil engineering project experience in management, engineering or commercial roles
• Proven estimating experience in civil engineering bids
• Considerable variety in types of work and disciplines priced, with understanding of methods and typical production rates/outputs
• Demonstrable understanding of common forms of contract
• Should demonstrate leadership and management skills and have experience of managing a team to achieve deadlines

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

BAM Infrastructure is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

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