Assistant Estimator
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2025 |
| Location: | CM8 3TH |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8007 |
Summary
We're looking for an Assistant Estimator to join our Eastern Construction team based in either Witham, Essex or Waterbeach, Cambridge.
Location: Witham, Essex or Waterbeach, Cambridge - hybrid working available, with travel to the office required
What will you be responsible for?
As an Assistant Estimator you'll be working within the Eastern Construction team, supporting them in the estimation of the costs of projects, assist determining contractual, financial, technical and operational risks and to find opportunities to minimise risk and maximise gross profit
Your day to day will include:
-Supporting the winning of contracts by estimating costs for tenders, negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors, and supporting value engineering
-Assist in the process of assessing, preparing, validating, adjudication and final submission. This includes minimising subcontractor and material costs, communicating with design, planning, commercial and bid management functions.
-Estimate costs in order to meet or exceed customer requirements, including obtaining and negotiating quotes.
-Build and retain commercial relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors during the tender and fulfilment process
-Establish and plan the requirements for internal and external resources, in particular identifying and coordinating suppliers and subcontractors
What are we looking for?
This role of Assistant Estimator is great for you if you have:
-Experience of construction methodology, ability to assess build ability & commercial awareness
-Similar experience within an estimating role
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-RD1
Location: Witham, Essex or Waterbeach, Cambridge - hybrid working available, with travel to the office required
What will you be responsible for?
As an Assistant Estimator you'll be working within the Eastern Construction team, supporting them in the estimation of the costs of projects, assist determining contractual, financial, technical and operational risks and to find opportunities to minimise risk and maximise gross profit
Your day to day will include:
-Supporting the winning of contracts by estimating costs for tenders, negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors, and supporting value engineering
-Assist in the process of assessing, preparing, validating, adjudication and final submission. This includes minimising subcontractor and material costs, communicating with design, planning, commercial and bid management functions.
-Estimate costs in order to meet or exceed customer requirements, including obtaining and negotiating quotes.
-Build and retain commercial relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors during the tender and fulfilment process
-Establish and plan the requirements for internal and external resources, in particular identifying and coordinating suppliers and subcontractors
What are we looking for?
This role of Assistant Estimator is great for you if you have:
-Experience of construction methodology, ability to assess build ability & commercial awareness
-Similar experience within an estimating role
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-RD1
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.