Senior Estimator

Location: Dawlish (with UK-wide site travel as required)
Type: Permanent

About the Role

This is a senior preconstruction opportunity with a leading specialist Civil Engineering contractor, responsible for leading the estimating function across complex maritime civil engineering projects.

The role combines hands-on estimating expertise with leadership of the bid process, ensuring tenders are commercially robust, technically credible, and aligned with delivery capability.

The Senior Estimator will play a key role in shaping pricing strategy, influencing win rates, and supporting the long-term commercial success of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of accurate, competitive, and risk-aware cost estimates
• Drive bid quality, ensuring alignment between price, programme, and delivery strategy
• Influence tender strategy and commercial positioning
• Support win rate improvement through robust estimating practices
• Provide leadership and consistency across the estimating function
• Strengthen preconstruction capability across the wider business
• Take ownership of bid submissions from a commercial and estimating perspective
• Work closely with bid writers, planners, and engineers to deliver high-quality tenders
• Ensure alignment between cost, methodology, and programme
• Contribute to pricing strategy and competitive positioning

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience working as a Senior Estimator within complex marine civil engineering environments
• Strong estimating experience within civil engineering, infrastructure, and marine sectors
• Experience pricing complex, high-value projects
• Proven track record of leading or significantly influencing tender submissions
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary bid environments
• Advanced cost planning and estimating skills
• Experience working with NEC contracts (highly desirable)
• Willingness to travel to sites across the UK

Salary & Package

• Market-leading salary package (no fixed salary cap)
• Company car
• Bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Apply Now

If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please call 01752 421888 and ask for Abbie or Jo.

To apply, please follow the instructions below or contact Jo directly for a confidential discussion.

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