Senior Estimator or Estimator
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £45000-90000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Ollerton, NG22 9PZ |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 23796-43927375 |
Summary
Murphy is recruiting for a [[title]] to work with Energy on as part of our delivery of the Great Grid partnership (GGP)The project is currently in the process of mobilising the project teams in order to support the early works, inclusive of DCO support, ahead of site commencement Mid 2027. The works are currently split between our regional office in Stone Cross (Warrington), with GGP support in Birmingham and working with the Client based in Bury St Edmunds. We would also welcome applications from Estimators who are keen to develop and progress into a Senior Estimator role.
Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries
- ensuring their energy security for decades to come.
We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.
We would also welcome applications from Estimators who are keen to develop and progress into a Senior Estimator role.
A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Estimator
- Attend project start-up meetings and make site visits.
- Produce enquiry schedules for scope of works & packages required from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued.
- Identify tender deliverables required from the Project Designers.
- Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enters into correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements.
- Prepare BOQ for scopes of projects on estimating programs (such as Excel, Causeway, CCS Candy & Kubus).
- Input to project risk register and attends a project risk meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planning Engineers, Design Co-ordinators and Clients representatives.
- Attend tender price settlement meetings in the presence of the tender team with Estimating Manager,
- Attend Tender Handover meetings in the presence of Estimators and projects team.
- Assist the Estimating Manager in promoting interaction with the appropriate functional leader to facilitate successful development of solutions to problems and estimates.
- Make tender amendments where applicable utilising client feedback on submitted tenders.
- In conjunction with the Contract Manager / Senior Management review contract details relevant to the company's ability to deliver under the contract.
- Review tender documents assessing scope, risks involved, tender complexity and provide feedback to Estimating Manager
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Proven estimating experience within Major Projects, Linear Cables, Substations, Civils or Overhead Line.
- Strong commercial awareness and a strong Negotiator
- High understanding of construction processes and contractual knowledge (NEC)
- Experience with CCS Candy Estimating Software
- Degree educated ideally or with a relevant substantial work history
Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries
- ensuring their energy security for decades to come.
We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.
We would also welcome applications from Estimators who are keen to develop and progress into a Senior Estimator role.
A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Estimator
- Attend project start-up meetings and make site visits.
- Produce enquiry schedules for scope of works & packages required from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued.
- Identify tender deliverables required from the Project Designers.
- Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enters into correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements.
- Prepare BOQ for scopes of projects on estimating programs (such as Excel, Causeway, CCS Candy & Kubus).
- Input to project risk register and attends a project risk meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planning Engineers, Design Co-ordinators and Clients representatives.
- Attend tender price settlement meetings in the presence of the tender team with Estimating Manager,
- Attend Tender Handover meetings in the presence of Estimators and projects team.
- Assist the Estimating Manager in promoting interaction with the appropriate functional leader to facilitate successful development of solutions to problems and estimates.
- Make tender amendments where applicable utilising client feedback on submitted tenders.
- In conjunction with the Contract Manager / Senior Management review contract details relevant to the company's ability to deliver under the contract.
- Review tender documents assessing scope, risks involved, tender complexity and provide feedback to Estimating Manager
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Proven estimating experience within Major Projects, Linear Cables, Substations, Civils or Overhead Line.
- Strong commercial awareness and a strong Negotiator
- High understanding of construction processes and contractual knowledge (NEC)
- Experience with CCS Candy Estimating Software
- Degree educated ideally or with a relevant substantial work history