Senior Estimator

Job Title:            Senior Estimator
Location:            Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement 
Compensation:   Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:          Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:              SF64201

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Estimator, at our Warrington site.

The role

As a Senior Estimator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will have integral role as part of the Business Winning team.

Day-to-day, you’ll will be responsible for planning, creating and managing tenders from initiation through completion in order to determine required resources and use formal processes and tools to create resources, budgets, risks and changes.

• Generating the cost and other resources needed to complete a tender within a defined scope, by considering all activities and elements required for a tender and calculating a total amount to determine a tender’s price
• Compile estimates, in line with best practice, by assessing the materials, labour and equipment that will be required based on a variety of historical and current information sources.
• Working alongside the planning, finance, risk and procurement teams, to name a few, to successfully compile the required commercial return. These may be in the form of rates for a framework, a full activity schedule for an EPC contract, etc.
• Provision of input to in series of governance reviews to enable successful tender completion and sign off 

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office and two days working from home, based at our Birchwood, Warrington site.

Essential experience of the Senior Estimator

• Strong experience with estimating, cost analysis, or a related field 
• Deep understanding of the industry, e.g. engineering, construction, manufacturing, or defence – very relevant
• Proficiency with estimating software, strong Excel / data analysis skills, and familiarity with cost databases 
• Evidence of working on complex, large-scale projects, frameworks, etc. 
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and possibly managing or mentoring junior staff 
• Proven ability to analyse drawings / specs and develop accurate cost projections

Qualifications for the Senior Estimator 

• APM qualification would be advantageous 

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
 

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