About The Role
Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives? Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project. As a result, alongside several consortium partners; Balfour Beatty have been selected by BP (British Petroleum) to construct a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster. Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Balfour Beatty Major Projects team as Head of Commercial and you can build something to be proud of. Balfour Beatty is looking for a highly competent Estimating Manager who will be responsible for managing the estimating team, capturing operational risks and ensuring accurate and effective delivery of estimating services during the execution of the project and in compliance with the contract requirements.
What you'll be doing
- Lead the estimating function and ensure that contract requirements are met in a timely and effective manner.
- Lead and develop a team of Estimators across various disciplines, as required, to provide accurate, robust and efficient updated the Actual Cost Forecast.
- Carry out costing of opportunities personally, where required.
- Ensure that the estimating processes are consistently applied across the contract, participating in the development of those processes when required.
- Support the Commercial Team in achieving its contract obligations.
- Ensure that identified risk and opportunity is managed as part of the pricing process.
- Supervise and provide commercial & technical advice to Estimators and sense check cost updates to ensure the technical and cost submissions are in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
- Assist with or prepare documentation for submission to the customer.
- Ensure that considered responses are produced to customer generated questions/queries.
- Develop and maintain a project cost database and keep acuate records for internal/external purposes.
- Provide reports and statistics to senior management.
- Ensure compliance with the Business Management System.
- Ensure focus on customer requirements and manage customer contact during the execution of the contract.
- Seek to understand, lead the development of and implement the appropriate digital toolsets to execute cost take-off and other estimating activities.
- Ensure that cost planning and estimating are accurate and reflect the project requirements and risk profile.
- Live the Balfour Beatty Values.
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
- Support the delivery of BBK’s Sustainability activities.
Who we're looking for
- Strong track record of leading and managing an estimating team and of estimating projects, within the MEP industry.
- Membership of a relevant professional body and/or a relevant professional qualification is desirable, such as RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE.
- Working knowledge of best practice solutions and optimisation of innovative ideas and an understanding of the principles of Lean Construction and 5D cost planning is desirable.
- An understanding of BIM and how to read and assemble BIM models and produce appropriate reports from them is desirable.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across the entire supply chain. The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines is essential, as is a flexible attitude to deal with a variable and demanding workload. It is important to be a strong team player, but also able to work on own initiative.
- A desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on the customer and the business is required. Proficiency in IT, numeracy and MS Office Basic & Estimating Systems is essential.
- Proven commercial acumen and Leadership
- Capability in risk and issue management
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Can clearly communicate the strategy and provide direction at all levels
- Strong motivational skills
- Proven history of successful self and team development
- Ability to deliver quality outputs within tight deadlines
- Takes personal responsibility for continually improving own knowledge, skills and networks.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more..
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities. From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.
Diversity and inclusion At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info,
visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us
at:
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