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🥝 Estimator

Maxim Recruitment | Manchester, United Kingdom | Posted June 04, 2026

Job Description

Project Details

Projects for this Manchester estimating job include transport, rail, highways, local authority schemes, energy, nuclear, renewables, power, water, defence, aviation, and broader infrastructure.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Prepare estimates from early feasibility through detailed design, including first-principles build-ups

  • Produce Class 5 to Class 1 estimates with clear basis-of-estimate narratives

  • Complete independent quantity take-offs using recognised methods of measurement

  • Use client benchmarks, in-house and market data to form and validate estimates

  • Assess indirects, preliminaries and overheads; structure estimates to agreed CBS/WBS formats

  • Contribute to bids, proposals, and work-winning activity as needed

  • Participate in peer reviews and quality assurance prior to submission

  • Present outputs clearly to internal stakeholders and cli...
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