Construction Cost Estimator - Bristol
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £48,000 to £60,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Plus Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, Avon and Bristol, BS37 6JX |
| Company: | Bromford |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1179586 |
Summary
Operational patch: Bristol/WoE
Contract: Permanent, full‑time
Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday-Friday)
Workstyle: Roaming, with flexibility to travel across Bristol and Gloucestershire
Other requirements: Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
Closing Date: Thursday 12 March 2026
Are you commercially minded, analytical and confident interpreting technical information? Whether you’re an experienced estimator, a quantity surveyor wanting earlier-stage influence, a groundworks/civil engineer ready for a commercial move, a buyer with strong cost insight, or you bring transferable skills from the military — this could be a great next step.
At Bromford, part of Bromford Flagship, you’ll play a key role in shaping our future developments by producing accurate, well‑considered cost plans and supporting land bid decisions. If you want impact, stability and long‑term development, you’ll thrive here.
What you’ll do
- Prepare and update cost plans from land‑bid stage onwards
- Assess site constraints (levels, drainage, access, services)
- Complete take‑offs for groundworks, externals and infrastructure
- Build plot schedules and maintain a cost database
- Source quotes and prepare tender information
- Work collaboratively with Land, Technical, Commercial and Pre‑Construction colleagues
You’ll also get hands‑on with real sites
You’ll visit greenfield and brownfield land opportunities — and occasionally live sites — to understand constraints first‑hand. Working closely with Land, Technical and Planning colleagues, you’ll assess the maximum cost price of schemes based on early sketches, ensure land opportunities are properly costed, and support value‑engineering to achieve best value at concept stage.
What you’ll bring
Experience in one of the following: estimating, quantity surveying, groundworks/civil engineering, procurement/buying, or transferable technical skills (e.g. ex‑military).
Plus: strong analytical ability, attention to detail, comfortable with basic drawings and data, a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel. A basic DBS check is required.
Why Bromford?
- One of the UK’s largest and most stable housing organisations
- Influence from day one on real development decisions
- Long‑term career development and technical training
- Plenty of scope to grow, with development opportunities across pre‑construction, commercial and wider development functions
- Supportive, people‑centred culture guided by our values: Customer‑driven, Ambitious, All‑in
Closing date: Thursday 12 March 2026
Bromford. A place to make your own.