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MB854: Estimator Location: Swindon Salary: £70,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Enhanced Pension Contributions Overview: First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit an Estimator on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Swindon depot. Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure company governance procedures are followed at all times Work in coordination with the Bid Manager to ensure competitive pricing Agree methodologies and outputs for key activities with planner and, where appropriate, with Bid Manager / Design Manger Provide advice to Bid Manager / Design Manager on most cost effective design options Price alternative design solutions Procedure competitive price using methodologies and outputs etc to suit conditions/ situations relevant to the scheme. Advise Bid Manager of sufficiency of client bill of quantity / activity schedule and arrange for full quantity take off or checking as required. Preparing the price estimate for tenders of budget pricing comprising the following aspects: Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items Ensure Working Rule Agreement (and any other specific requirements such as London Living wage) included in labour rates Prepare scheme specific labour rate calculation where required. Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items Liaise with Planner to reconcile plant resource levels Comparison sheet for materials considering unit rate (conversation factors), wastage, waiting times and part loads etc. Liaise with procurement to determine appropriate selection of suppliers to send enquiries to. Liaise with procurement to determine the sufficiency and compliance of supplier quotations Liaise with procurement and agree on the selection of supplier quotations to be used in the estimate Liase with procurement & bid team to determine appropriate selection of subcontractors to send enquires to Liase with procurement to determine sufficiency and compliance of subcontractor quotations Preparation of comparation sheet for subcontractors details additions/ deletions from quoted rates Liaise with procurement and bid manager and agree on the selection of the subcontractor to be used in the estimate. Liaise with Planner / Technical Services / Temporary Works Coordinator to agree extent and nature of temporary works. Agree costs of temporary works with temporary works coordinator. Agree staffing levels and procedure staff programme with Bid Manager and Operations Lead Use currently weekly staff rated to price staff Agree shift patterns and overtime rates with operations lead for out of normal hours working - note these need to comply with working time directive/ NR Fatigue guidance Liaise with Planner to determine overall duration of preliminaries Coordinate and liase with Bid Manager to ensure all aspects of clients requirements included as necessary Input with Bid Manager and tender risk manager into tender risk/ opportunity register Final Settlement and submission Procedure top-sheet tender summary in current format and associated back up sheets Present Pricing build up at pre-settlement and settlement meetings Prepare adjustments sheets in coordination with Bid Manager to reflect settlement adjustments Prepare final pricing documentation for inclusion with tender submission - where possible ensuring pricing maintains a positive cash flow throughout the project Coordinate with Bid Manager for the production of the form of tender Liase with Bid Manager and address any post tender clarifications/amendments issued by the client Handover (for successful bids) Prepare handover pricing document for issue to Project Manager and Commercial Manager Attend handover meeting with Bid Manager Review (for unsuccessful bids) Coordinate with Bid Manager to review feedback on tender price (where provided) for future tenders. Skills and Qualifications: Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation Commercial awareness of different forms of contract Sound knowledge of the companies' governance and procedural requirements for work winning. Detailed knowledge of estimating software packages MB854: Estimator Location: Swindon Salary: £70,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Enhanced Pension Contributions

Senior Design Manager Overview: We have an opportunity for a Senior Design Manager or a time-served Design Manager ready to take the next step towards a Senior Design Manager, to join a growing team within our clients Life Science & Technology sector. As Senior Design Manager you will leads the delivery of effective design across multiple projects, or a single large-scale project. To provide a focus for, and lead the pre-construction and construction design processes, liaising with the client, client vendors, the design team, in-house bid team, operations team and other supporting digital / information functions within the clients business overseeing the design and development of facilities, equipment, and processes within the life sciences & technology sector, ensuring compliance with regulations and industry standards. This role shall be client facing, with the requirement for wider stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities: Possess a strong understanding of contractual procurement routes and contractual administration, Design & Build (D&B), Engineering Procurement Construction Management (EPCM) Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) JCT and NEC Contracts Possess a strong understanding of life science technologies and processes, including equipment, instrumentation, vendor engagement and workflows Possess a strong understand of design stage plan of works to reflect client design and procurement work-stage i.e. RIBA, FEL (Front-End Engineering Design), Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC). Work closely with various stakeholders, including scientists, engineers, contractors, and regulatory agencies. Identify and resolve design and technical issues that may arise during the project lifecycle. Identify opportunities for improvement in design processes and facility operations. Manage and mentor design teams, ensuring they have the necessary skills and resources to succeed. Providing a focus for and leading the pre-construction phase briefing and design processes. Leading our clients design management procedures, providing a functional link between the commercial, construction teams, other in-house digital and innovation support functions and the designers throughout the project life. Implementing the processes that enable the design to be challenged and interrogated within a collaborative team framework Implementing agreed processes for the production, control and distribution of design information at different project stages. Ensuring regular progress reporting of the design. Ensuring design information is thoroughly reviewed: for buildability, safety and maintainability, 'completeness & compliance' and technical suitability before use. Assisting the Design Leader in promoting innovation in design management, methodology, processes and practices. Assisting the Design Leader in promoting the application and adoption of the Company's vision and values in all design management activities. Design for Manufacture and Assembly, and solutions optioneering Managing consultancies Information and Change Control Design compliance (client's compliance and legislative compliance) Provide a mentoring role for junior design managers / co-ordinators Support to both the pre-construction and construction processes, and play a leading role in the review, research, understanding and implementation of innovative design solution to every stage of the design process and be responsible for leading the tasks and processes of the design team. Experience Have at least 10 years experience The ideal candidate shall have an exceptional working knowledge of current LST procurement routes, contractual administration and a good understanding of design stage workflows associated within the LST sector. The candidate will have a strong design bias either towards an architectural CSA or engineering MEP background, with a good understanding of the other discipline They will liaise between the client, design consultants and the project staff for design matters, as well as liaising with the Site Management for the development of design package and procurement strategies. Qualifications: Construction or Engineering diploma/degree qualified Additional Information Competitive salary Company Car Pension Annual bonus 26+ days annual leave Much more! ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.