Estimator

Bishopbriggs, Dunbartonshire
Find Recruitment Group LTD
Estimator Rail / Infrastructure
Glasgow Hybrid working to be agreed
£450 £500 per day Outside IR35 3-month contract 35 hours per week

I m recruiting for a client looking for an experienced Estimator to support a major rail/infrastructure project. The role requires someone with strong estimating and pricing experience alongside broader commercial and contractual knowledge.

The role:

• Prepare detailed estimates and commercial pricing for rail/infrastructure works
• Build project costs across labour, materials, plant and subcontractors
• Manage tender submissions, ITTs, PQQs and associated pricing
• Obtain, review and negotiate subcontractor and supplier quotations
• Identify commercial and contractual risks within estimates
• Support cost control, change management, variations, claims and compensation events
• Manage subcontract procurement and contractual notifications
• Liaise and negotiate with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and internal project teams
• Support wider commercial management through to final account

What we re looking for:

• Strong estimating experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering or rail
• Experience pricing and tendering projects
• Strong understanding of cost build-ups and subcontractor procurement
• Wider Quantity Surveying / commercial experience
• Experience with change management, compensation events and commercial risk
• Strong contractual knowledge, particularly NEC contracts
• Experience working on contracts/projects valued between £5m £30m
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant qualification

Package:

• £450 £500 per day
• Outside IR35
• Initial 3-month contract
• 35 hours per week
• Glasgow
• Hybrid working pattern to be agreed

This would suit a Senior Estimator, Estimating Manager or commercially strong Quantity Surveyor with substantial hands-on estimating and pricing experience.