Estimator

🔥 17 hours ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £65k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Veolia UK

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10,000+ employees

⚡ Energy

💰 Grant on 2022-05

Energy

Veolia UK is a leading environmental services company dedicated to ecological transformation. With a workforce of almost 14,000 employees, Veolia UK designs and implements solutions that combat climate change, prevent water pollution, and promote a circular economy. The company engages in significant activities including managing municipal wastewater for approximately 1. 8 million people, conducting over 400 million waste collections across local authority contracts, and treating over 1. 5 million tonnes of waste from commercial and industrial clients. Veolia UK is also involved in producing renewable and low carbon electricity, powering over 1. 3 million homes. Recognized as one of the best organizations to work for, the company focuses on increasing efficiency and reducing environmental impact through innovative practices like wastewater reuse and waste recovery, while also developing microgrids and energy management solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead all cost estimation activities for the Energy Projects Development Team • Act as the subject matter expert for cost estimating across the wider IWE Projects Delivery Team • Develop, formalise and standardise cost-estimating processes, tools and best practices • Select estimating strategies based on project requirements, available information and required accuracy • Plan, prepare and review cost estimates, completing them directly or overseeing others • Present cost estimates with accuracy assessments, assumptions, risks and recommended contingencies • Balance competitive pricing and customer expectations with robust project delivery estimates • Work with Business Development, Technical Direction and internal stakeholders to understand customer requirements and technical solutions • Build and maintain relationships with supply chain partners to support estimating • Feed delivery experience into development to improve future estimates • Support project delivery teams with significant variations, change control and commercial disputes

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior or lead cost estimating role, ideally within energy, infrastructure, engineering or project delivery environments • Strong understanding of cost-estimating methodologies • Experience producing, reviewing and presenting detailed cost estimates, including assumptions, risk allowances and contingency recommendations • Commercial awareness and ability to balance competitive tender pricing with realistic project delivery costs • Ability to develop and implement consistent estimating processes, standards and best practice • Strong stakeholder-management skills across business development, technical, delivery and commercial teams • Experience engaging with suppliers and supply chain partners to obtain reliable pricing and cost intelligence • Collaborative approach and ability to use delivery lessons learned to improve future project development and estimating • Confidence supporting change control, significant variations and commercial or contractual discussions • Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills • Home-based with UK-wide travel when required

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus • Company car or car allowance • Company pension scheme • Discounts on groceries and well-known retailers • Resources supporting physical, mental and financial health • 24-hour virtual GP access for employees and household family members • One paid day of leave annually to volunteer and support the community • Ongoing training and development opportunities • Employee financial wellbeing support, including early access to earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching and rewards