Senior Estimator

Vistry Group

In a Nutshell

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Estimator to join our team within Vistry South West Midlands, at our Coleshill office. The Senior Estimator will work within our Commercial Team reporting to our Pre-Con Project Director to deliver accurate estimating and cashflows for a multitude of schemes, completing all-encompassing development appraisals and cashflows. The successful candidate will come from a housebuilding, or residential developer and be experienced in pricing multi tenure schemes, with a key focus on key group KPI’s such as ROCE, Peak Funds and Immediate Cash requirements, through the completion of detailed cashflows.

We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

In return, what we would like from you

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Experienced in pricing residential development, with elemental BQ experience for all major infrastructure works.
• A proven track record in a similar position within a housebuilding, residential contractor.
• Experience working with various internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to utilise current and new networks to assist with the estimating process
• Strong commitment to achieving deadlines
• Able to work efficiently on own initiative, prioritising as necessary
• Ability to collaborate with others and inter departmental discussions and workshops, to drive value and efficiencies.
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it
• Experience completing detailed cashflows, both in Excel and Coins, for multi tenure developments, including Joint Ventures and pure contracting sites.
• Full ownership of the cost library within the regions master appraisal.
• Strong Experience of Excel and appraisal models.

Desirable

• Experience with Bluebeam
• Knowledge of the efficiencies and key drivers present within multi tenure developments.
• Experience producing CSAs for varying tenures maximising day 1 cash.
• Experience completing Homes England Tenures and the necessary tender forms and process.
• Experience bidding and estimating schemes within the Midlands within the residential sector.

More about the Senior Estimator role

• Represent the commercial viability of schemes at cross-departmental discussions and be able to communicate and strategies at all levels in respect of cost and related matters
• Assist in the preparation of cash flows for all viabilities, updating these through the life of the developments, including for all elements of the developments cost cycle.
• Provide a cost advisory and investigation service to the Estimating and Development Team
• Produce and manage land viabilities for bid purposes, liaising with the land department, driving value and providing opportunities allowing the region to be both competitive and accurate within the bid submissions.
• Evaluate risks and cost of construction abnormalities in formulating the budget, discussing and reviewing specifications for partners in association with the commercial team prior to the land bid
• Post the purchase of land, you will propose improved economical design and engineering solutions for the team to consider. Focusing on Value engineering existing infrastructure designs and external works.
• Assist the Pre-Construction Director and Commercial Director in reviewing new preliminary layouts and viabilities of schemes.
• Liaise and assist the Pre-Construction Director and Technical department regarding best solutions for house type designs and internal layouts, prior to planning and throughout the planning process. Taking full responsibility for the continued viability of schemes and reporting and improvements or degradation to the schemes position.
• Ahead of start on site, you will help prepare budget packs, liaising with the commercial managers to ensure all latest material, preliminaries, subcontracts, sales and development costs are included in the financial review. Also giving a formal handover of the site, with the varying details and nuances that must be understood.
• Assist in securing land and contracting opportunities within our market sector and geographic operational area.
• Initial appraisal of development sites based on information provided. Assess risks and opportunities, establish viability.
• Supporting value engineering or negotiating exercises where required.
• Update financial appraisal at key stages of the development process – including offer stage, acquisition approval, planning application and planning approval stages.
• Financial modelling of cost and revenue streams to determine funding requirements of each development. A key KPI for the group.
• Help the Land Director with financial metrics needed for the Life of Site Gateways and resulting approval papers.

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos – doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.

Join us in making Vistry.

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