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Estimator - Hard Landscaping

Posting date:	10 March 2025
Salary:	£45,000 to £70,000 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	09 April 2025
Location:	CM4 9EH
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	HL SERVICES
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	40053-15870

Summary

Estimator - Hard Landscaping


Job Description:



You will play a key role in the team and will have the responsibility of compiling and producing competitive tenders for various clients, including main contractors. Your role will involve managing, developing, and securing hard and soft landscaping works. You will also be expected to collaborate closely with the Operations teams, Pre Construction Manager, and Directors to drive growth, profitability, and expansion.


Key Responsibilities:

• To complete tender projects, utilising issued bills of quantities, construction plans and specifications within the required time frame

• To produce take offs and produce internal BOQ and quote packs

• Awareness and identify Risks in terms of Construction details or programme

• To source supply chain prices

• To carry out time critical tendering

• Client management - Identify RFI's with solutions that will need to be brought to the clients attention at tender stage.

• Lead time and deadline management - Communicate with the client to ensure that they are fully aware of the progress within the tender stage deadlines.

• Budget management - Maintain margins set by the Podium Divisional Manager and Directors.

• Concise and detailed Project Handovers with the Operations Team and Commercial Team

• Attend site visits when requested and when necessary to secure projects

• Maintain relationships with Existing clients & seek out and build new relationships

• Adhere to company standards

• To play an active key role in settling bids in conjunction with the Podium Divisional Manager.

• Protecting the company at all times

• The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive; postholders are expected to be professional, co-operative and flexible in line with needs of the post, department and the needs of the company.

Technical Skills




Qualifications

• Degree, relevant professional qualification or equivalent (desirable)

Experience

• A minimum of five years' (or equivalent) practical work experience as an Estimator in the Landscape or Construction industry.
• Experience of estimating systems is desired although training will be given where required.
• Experience in the landscaping sector
• Experience working in Design Development along side Landscape Architects
• Experience in Podium construction
• Assessing levels of Risk on each project
• Ability to improve margin on a project
• Experience & knowledge of the industry

Knowledge

• Good commercial and contractual knowledge of common contracts used in the industry such as NEC and JCT
• A good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of programmes is essential.
• Knowledge of hard and soft landscaping elements
• Knowledge in Podium construction
• Preferable good knowledge of Tree & Shrubs

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent people skills with the ability to negotiate with and influence audiences
• High quality and customer service orientation
• Ability to develop systems and processes to manage and deliver required objectives
• Ability to contribute to, monitor and control budgets
• Understanding clients' needs
• High level analytical with an ability to deliver creative solutions.
• Demonstrable skills in negotiating and client management skills
• Demonstrate skills in understanding of Podium Construction
• Ability to build relationships; communicate and negotiate effectively, work under pressure, multi task and maintain high level of attention to detail
• Excellent oral, presentation and written communication skills
• A desire to achieve personal goals and further develop the business.
• Ability to work Remotely
• Gathering quotes from sub contractors & suppliers
• Commercial awareness
• Problem solving
• Aware of data confidentially
• Supporting buying activities

Additional Requirements

• Able to use a PC including Microsoft Office applications and other relevant software as used by the organisation.

Other Requirements

Essential Car User

• This role requires the post holder to be an Essential Car User, hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle

Evenings and weekends

• This role requires the post holder to work occasional evenings and weekends