Deanston Cooper is currently recruiting for an-Estimator-or Senior Estimator-to work for a highly profitable, privately owned civil engineering and groundworks contractor based in Glasgow.-

Estimating for a variety of commercial and residential groundworks projects, duties will include:

• Preparation of accurate and competitive cost estimates for a wide variety of civil engineering projects
• Reviewing and reporting on the Client''s Enquiry to enable a decision to bid.
• Building up an accurate cost estimate-for the works in an elemental and analytical format.
• Preparing an accurate cost estimate for the indirect resources required to carry out the works in accordance with agreed programme & engineering requirements.
• Checking labour & plant resources accumulated in the cost estimate balance with those derived from the tender programme.
• Preparing & presenting the commercial aspects of the tender to the Director-for adjudication and approval.
• Preparing the commercial tender for submission to the Client.
• Managing handover to the delivery team.

The successful candidate will have experience working as an-Estimator for another civil engineering or groundworks-contractor and will have progressed their career from either a Site Engineering or Quantity Surveying-background. You will:

• Be able to work to strict deadlines
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Be able to use analytical methods for rate build ups
• Have excellent communication skills