Estimator Cables and Multi Utility
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Occupation Type
Estimators, valuers and assessors
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
About The Role
Balfour Beatty is seeking an Estimator to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business in Derby. The role focuses primarily on estimating for Transmission power cabling projects up to 400kV, with additional support across other workstreams within the Power T&D portfolio including Distribution and Multi-Utility.
Role Purpose
Ensure tenders are prepared and submitted in line with client requirements, producing accurate, competitive, and well‑structured submissions that comply with Gated Lifecycle, Bid Governance, and Audit processes. The role provides both pre‑ and post‑contract estimating services, working collaboratively across strategy, commercial, operational, procurement, finance, insurance, and legal teams to ensure a clear understanding of client expectations.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities
Balfour Beatty is seeking an Estimator to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business in Derby. The role focuses primarily on estimating for Transmission power cabling projects up to 400kV, with additional support across other workstreams within the Power T&D portfolio including Distribution and Multi-Utility.
Role Purpose
Ensure tenders are prepared and submitted in line with client requirements, producing accurate, competitive, and well‑structured submissions that comply with Gated Lifecycle, Bid Governance, and Audit processes. The role provides both pre‑ and post‑contract estimating services, working collaboratively across strategy, commercial, operational, procurement, finance, insurance, and legal teams to ensure a clear understanding of client expectations.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities
- Adhere to all Gated Lifecycle, Bid Governance, and Code of Conduct requirements.
- Maintain high‑quality estimating files and records in line with governance standards.
- Manage subcontractor and supplier enquiries to support tender development.
- Produce clear, accurate tender build‑ups and maintain tender‑stage risk and opportunity registers.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in a similar estimating role, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of Risk & Opportunity analysis and financial data.
- Knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, and other relevant contract forms.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders and clients.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and estimating software such as CANDY.
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.
- Competitive salary + car
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com