Assistant Estimator
Talk Recruitment · UK wide
Assistant Estimator at Talk Recruitment, across the UK. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- UK wide · Hybrid
- Contract
- Contract
- Posted
- 3 weeks ago
- Closes
- 6 Sep 2026
Reference https://www.talk-recruitment.co.uk/job/assistant-estimator-1033.aspx
About the role
Assistant Estimator, Estimator or Senior Estimator – Construction / Building.
West Midlands.
Hybrid / remote working role.
Opportunity for an Estimator to join one of the UK’s largest privately owned main contractors working on tendering projects, predominantly public sector, for the West Midlands Region.
Role:
As Estimator your role will include:
- Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer’s requirements and current legislation.
- Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects.
- Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price.
- Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability.
- Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value.
- Collaborate with the project team to identify and value alternative design solutions where required and present to the customer for review.
- Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages.
- Complete or manage project take–offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants).
- Provide a complete and robust cost information pack during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover, to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book and quotations.
- Lead the procurement schedule and build supply chain interaction and relationships.
- Review the performance of supply chain partners with the operations team.
- Collaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like).
- Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost.
- Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget.
Requirements:
To be considered for this Estimator role you must meet the following criteria:
- Knowledge of Building Sector.
- Previous employment as an Assistant Estimator, Estimator, Senior Estimator or similar.
- Previous experience / knowledge in building sector projects such as Commercial, Leisure, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare.
- Previous Main Contractor employment
- Good communication skills.
- Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).
Remuneration:
The successful Estimator will receive:
*Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
*Car Allowance
*Pension
*Bonus
To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.
Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency.
If you have not had a reply on your application within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Reference: https://www.talk-recruitment.co.uk/job/assistant-estimator-1033.aspx · Posted 3 weeks ago · Closes 6 Sep 2026 · Listed via Talk Recruitment
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