Senior Principal Estimator

Argee LTD

Job Description

• The preparation, submission, and negotiation of tender proposals.
• Objectives for the Operating unit or Function
• Securing of a potentially profitable work stream for the business by ensuring that bids are prepared in a timely manner, are attractive to our customers, and meet the company’s requirements.
• Operating in an as efficient a manner as possible by promoting consistent practices, utilising information technology, and using feedback from actual projects
• Seeking to improve competitiveness by innovative thinking.
• Engaging all disciplines into the work winning process

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete estimating function of large part of business.
• Implementation of company practices in tendering
• Ensuring development and training needs of staff are identified and provided.
• Provision of general support information to estimators
• Allocation of appropriate estimating resources to bids.
• Ensuring all bids are subject to proper adjudication.
• Initial appraisal of bid documentation and establish bid strategies from earliest possible stage.
• Preparation of major prime cost estimates.
• Liaison with clients.
• Coordinating and managing post tender negotiations
• Aiding and assisting the marketing function prepare pre bid submissions/pre-qualification documents

Key Skills:

• Empathy
• Logical and well organised with ability to prioritise
• Technically competent in the estimating process
• Numerate and accurate.
• Presentation skills – Written and Verbal
• Positive response to pressure
• Ability to motivate

Ideally you will be resident in the UK with experience in the UK contracting market and seeking an overseas posting for a period.