At Hill, smart pricing leads to strong delivery. As our Senior Estimator, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our future pipeline-leading tenders, producing detailed cost plans, and ensuring each bid reflects the Hill standard for accuracy, insight and commercial strength.
You'll work across some of our most complex and high-profile residential schemes, collaborating with internal teams and the supply chain to produce competitive, well-informed bids that support successful delivery.
What you'll do:
- Lead cost planning and estimating on a range of tenders and negotiated projects
- Produce Bills of Quantities from first principles using Causeway Estimating
- Review drawings, specifications and technical reports to inform pricing
- Collaborate with Pre-Construction, Commercial, Technical and Delivery teams
- Liaise with subcontractors and suppliers to issue enquiries and review returns
- Prepare control documents and input design, statutory and planning costs
- Attend site visits and record logistics, risks and pricing conditions
- Participate in bid meetings (launch, mid-term, settlement) and client presentations
- Support post-tender negotiations and contribute to value engineering discussions
- Handover successful bids to the delivery team with full documentation and clarity
- Mentor Assistant or Trainee Estimators, supporting their development
- Ensure compliance with Hill's ISO9001 Quality Management System and Health & Safety policies
What we're looking for:
- Significant estimating experience within residential or housing-led construction
- Proficient in Causeway Estimating and confident producing BQs from first principles
- Strong understanding of building regulations, procurement and pre-construction strategy
- Commercially astute with excellent attention to detail
- Confident reviewing tender documentation and identifying risks and opportunities
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement with clients, consultants and supply chain
- Strong time management and ability to handle multiple projects
- Experience leading on bids and contributing to team improvement initiatives
- Understanding of sustainability standards such as CfSH, BREEAM, and Secured by Design is desirable
What you'll get:
- 26 days holiday
- Private healthcare and wellbeing platform
- Hill Incentive scheme and retail discounts
- Volunteering days and continuous learning opportunities
- A high-performing and supportive team culture
- competitive salary and package
Why Hill?
At Hill, we offer more than just a job - we offer the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact. Every person here contributes to delivering sustainable, high-quality homes and shaping vibrant communities across the UK.
Our culture is underpinned by our values:
- Ambition - we set bold goals and support each other to exceed them
- Impact - we focus on delivering meaningful outcomes
- Agility - we move quickly, adapt confidently, and embrace change
- Collaboration - we work together to achieve more, sharing success along the way
As a privately owned business, we're able to move with pace and purpose. We invest in people, support career growth, and empower individuals to lead from wherever they stand. Hard-working, driven people thrive here - and are recognised for what they deliver and how they deliver it.
Join Hill and be part of a forward-thinking, values-led team. Together, we're not just building homes - we're building a lasting legacy.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and can provide adjustments throughout the recruitment process.