Cost Estimator

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Cobalt Recruitment Salary GBP75000 – GBP85000 per annum + car allowance, Bonus, pension, health Location UK, Surrey Sector Construction & Engineering, Planning Engineering Date 30th October 2018 Job Type Permanent

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Job Title – Cost Estimator
Salary – £75,000 / £85,000 + car allowance, pension, health and bonus
Location – Surrey

The Role

Working within the Commercial estimating team on large opportunities within the public and defence sector. Supporting the Bid Directors and Technical Leads with Hard Facilities Maintenance resource/cost estimation for planned, reactive and small/project works and rate schedules:

* Establishes the PPM time and cost requirements for assets using the SFG20 standard.* Delineates between various delivery options and outlines “best Value for Money” maintenance regimes for planned and reactive work.* Defines the market rates for priced additional works and projects, with associated discounts. * Identifies and defines the market position and adjustments for overhead, profit, risk and contingency amounts against work volumes.* Makes efficiency adjustments, understanding and effectively iterating any associated risks.* Supports the development of the PPM delivery strategy and resource requirements.* Liaison with suppliers to gather specialist support cost requirements.* Provides analysis and support material for potential change events to allow project to make informed decisions.

* Contributing to status project reporting.

Qualifications:

* Hold, have held or eligible to apply for UK based security clearance.* Qualification in Quantity Surveying and membership of appropriate professional body.* Technical Trade Qualification.

Experience and Skills:

Experience and Skills:

* Experience in building models (Excel) and populating/estimating against asset management and maintenance standards.* Experience in working with a variety of technical maintenance standards, including SFG 20.* Technical understanding of task types and maintenance planning, duration and scheduling.* Ability to assimilate resource and cost planning information from a variety of sources, understand the impact/implications of mis-alignments and discrepancies.* Proven ability to collaborate with team members to achieve optimal time, cost, performance goals.* Proven ability to develop cost plans against a Hard Facilities Maintenance (planned and reactive) strategy and schedule. * Current understanding of labour and on cost market rates throughout the UK, including specialist sub-contract charges, for M&E and Fabric Maintenance.* Current understanding of UK materials rates and costs.* Able to apply volume and rate discounts – understanding and effectively iterating associated risks.* Current understanding of UK FM industry overhead, profit, risk and contingency rates.* Good organisational skills giving the ability to deliver to timeframes and estimates.* Good written, oral, comprehension and presentational skills to enable effective communication with customers and management.* Ability to work independently, keeping management adequately informed.

* Ability to work with a wide range of people with differing skills and experience

Desirable:

* Experience of working in a SharePoint solution environment.* Experience in asset management (CAFM) systems.* Experience of working in the Public Sector and Defence Infrastructure environments.* Broad knowledge of the Facilities Management industry.* Experience of working in a secure environment.

* Experience of working on Bids and Proposals

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