Senior Cost Engineer / Senior Estimator

Department: EMEA Consultancy - Transport & Infrastructure

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London, United Kingdom

Description

In this role you will:

• Managing cost engineers and estimators to develop both cost planning and pricing for the Civil Works Alliance
• Feeding into the Head of Estimating on the project to ensure consistency in cost planning approach set out by the client.
• Capable of producing various cost planning & assurance documentation that can be assured both internally and externally.
• Stakeholder management to produce the Estimate e.g., planning, procurement etc.
• Presenting, negotiating and justifying prices produced in an open and honest manner to both senior leaders within the business and/or external customers/partners.
• Providing assurance support to wider estimating team to produce and develop the price, mentoring and supporting more junior members of the estimating team.
• Monitoring and managing construction budgets through preconstruction including supporting change management
• Providing quantification support during cost planning and estimating activities.
• Support preconstruction and delivery teams in periodically collating benchmarking data

About you

• Proficient in the use of Excel and similar software.
• Excellent client-facing/communications skills
• Infrastructure Main Contractor background ideally in the Civil engineering market.
• Commercial or operational background considered.

• Experienced estimating background using Candy Estimating Software.
• Experienced estimating background using RIB Cost X Quantification & Estimating Software.
• Experience of working with the AACE principles of Estimating Class and associated maturity
• Mobile and flexible
• Chartered by relevant industry-recognised chartership e.g., ICE, CICES, RICS, CIOB Etc

About life at Soben

1. We always deliver on our promises, no matter how small
2. We are driven to solve our clients’ problems as if paying our rent or mortgage depends on it
3. We have a bias for action. Actions make things happen
4. We employ the best people who are ambitious, hardworking, humble, and open to feedback. We empower them to “proceed until apprehended”
5. We have a business owner mentality to cost management
6. We are open, honest, and direct in our communications
7. We have a growth mindset
8. We reinvest our profits to create a sustainable business for the long term