Senior Estimator
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £70,000.0 to £80,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £70,000 - £80,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Coleshill, Warwickshire, B46 1JU |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4764966_1769444535 |
Summary
About the company
We build more than homes - we focus on creating thriving communities. As a responsible developer and respected employer, we operate each day with a clear ethos: doing the right thing. Our culture is shaped by values of integrity, care, and quality, which guide our teams and influence every project we deliver, from affordable housing to private residential developments.
Working in a partnership-led environment, we bring together specialist divisions across construction, manufacturing, and central support functions to deliver high-quality homes and sustainable neighbourhoods. As an organisation recognised for our commitment to employee wellbeing, customer satisfaction, and industry-leading standards, we are proud to play a key role in driving positive change across the UK housing sector.
The role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Estimator to join their team. You will work within the 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. Ideally, you 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.
What you'll need to succeed
- 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.
- 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.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus.
- Company car, car allowance or travel allowance.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme is 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…
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