Estimator - Defence
| Posting date: | 27 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40000-55000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, UK / Exeter, UK / Southampton, UK / Reading, UK, BS1 |
| Company: | Mott MacDonald |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1268-42447476 |
Summary
Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
About the business unit
The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and, Education, Health and Care. The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management.
Owning to the expansion of our defence and energy business, we have exciting opportunities for project management professionals to join our fast-growing team in the UK. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex and challenging projects in the UK today. Within the Mott MacDonald family we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of both defence and energy programmes.
Overview of role
Position Locations: Bristol, UK / Exeter, UK / Southampton, UK / Reading, UK / London, UK / Birmingham, UK / Cardiff, UK
Mott MacDonald’s Estimating and Cost Intelligence function is a dedicated practice of over 120 estimating and cost intelligence professionals operating across the Transport, Water, Environment, Energy and Defence sectors. As an Estimator you will be responsible for calculating the cost of a project or programme, considering capital and operational expenditure across the project lifecycle. You will interpret solution scope, and align with cost data and models to produce estimates.
What you will contribute to the team:
- Preparing estimates and cost plans at various stages of the project lifecycle
- Develop the estimating working practices within the programme area
- Ensure governance of all stakeholders is achieved within agreed timescales
- Ensure stakeholder costs are broken down to an appropriate level
- Provide high level solution costs for risk and value process evaluation
- Ensure that the challenge of sustainability is recognised within the proposed solution including carbon benefits
- Undertake detailed analysis, highlighting key drivers, issues and opportunities
- Produce the Basis of Estimate (BoE) documenting underlying assumptions, methodology, logic and characteristics of the estimate
Candidate specification
Required for the position of Estimator:
- A degree in an Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or relevant experience
- ACostE/MRICS/MCIOB qualified or working towards
- Estimating experience in defence and/or other sectors
- Existing security clearance, SC or higher (or eligibility to obtain,) and hold a UK passport
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues
- Ability to operate both autonomously and as part of a larger team
- Computer literacy in Microsoft applications
Preferred, but not required:
- Excellent oral and written communication and organisational skills.
- A broad understanding of other disciplines including: risk management, cost control, planning & scheduling.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Health and wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Financial wellbeing
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
Learning and development
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
About the business unit
The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and, Education, Health and Care. The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management.
Owning to the expansion of our defence and energy business, we have exciting opportunities for project management professionals to join our fast-growing team in the UK. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex and challenging projects in the UK today. Within the Mott MacDonald family we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of both defence and energy programmes.
Overview of role
Position Locations: Bristol, UK / Exeter, UK / Southampton, UK / Reading, UK / London, UK / Birmingham, UK / Cardiff, UK
Mott MacDonald’s Estimating and Cost Intelligence function is a dedicated practice of over 120 estimating and cost intelligence professionals operating across the Transport, Water, Environment, Energy and Defence sectors. As an Estimator you will be responsible for calculating the cost of a project or programme, considering capital and operational expenditure across the project lifecycle. You will interpret solution scope, and align with cost data and models to produce estimates.
What you will contribute to the team:
- Preparing estimates and cost plans at various stages of the project lifecycle
- Develop the estimating working practices within the programme area
- Ensure governance of all stakeholders is achieved within agreed timescales
- Ensure stakeholder costs are broken down to an appropriate level
- Provide high level solution costs for risk and value process evaluation
- Ensure that the challenge of sustainability is recognised within the proposed solution including carbon benefits
- Undertake detailed analysis, highlighting key drivers, issues and opportunities
- Produce the Basis of Estimate (BoE) documenting underlying assumptions, methodology, logic and characteristics of the estimate
Candidate specification
Required for the position of Estimator:
- A degree in an Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or relevant experience
- ACostE/MRICS/MCIOB qualified or working towards
- Estimating experience in defence and/or other sectors
- Existing security clearance, SC or higher (or eligibility to obtain,) and hold a UK passport
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues
- Ability to operate both autonomously and as part of a larger team
- Computer literacy in Microsoft applications
Preferred, but not required:
- Excellent oral and written communication and organisational skills.
- A broad understanding of other disciplines including: risk management, cost control, planning & scheduling.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Health and wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Financial wellbeing
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
Learning and development
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
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