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Senior Project Estimator

Refurbishment - Leisure, Education & Hotels

This is a key hire within the commercial function, offering the opportunity to work across a varied national portfolio of refurbishment projects within the leisure, education, and hotel sectors. Rather than being tied to a single framework or programme, you will support projects from early engagement through tender submission and handover to delivery teams.

You will work closely with Bid, Commercial, and Operational teams to produce robust, competitive, and commercially sound pricing, supported by a flexible hybrid working model and a collaborative, inclusive business culture.

The Role

As a Project Estimator, you will be responsible for:

Producing accurate and competitive pricing for refurbishment projects across leisure, education, and hotel sectors

Preparing, issuing, and analysing supplier and subcontractor enquiries

Measuring and producing quantities for refurbishment and building works

Pricing projects from first principles, including labour, plant, materials, preliminaries, and overheads

Preparing detailed cost plans, tender breakdowns, and supporting documentation

Supporting and leading value engineering exercises to align proposals with client budgets

Working closely with delivery teams to understand buildability, sequencing, risks, and constraints

Liaising with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners to fully understand scope and requirements

Identifying and managing commercial, technical, and operational risks at tender stage

Attending tender reviews, internal meetings, and client discussions as required

Supporting smooth handover from pre-construction to live delivery teams

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Proven experience as an Estimator or Project Estimator within a refurbishment-led contractor environment

Experience pricing refurbishment projects in leisure, education, hotels, or similar occupied sectors

Strong capability in first-principles estimating and cost planning

Ability to manage multiple tenders and pre-construction projects simultaneously

Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail

Confidence working collaboratively with site and commercial teams

Experience using estimating software such as Causeway (advantageous but not essential)

Good working knowledge of SMM7 or NRM measurement methods

What's on Offer

Competitive salary, dependent on experience

Flexible benefits package

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on (phone number removed).

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