senior estimator highways main contracting salary k car health bonuses pension location hampshire the business with locations around the country mackenzie stuart is currently working on behalf of a leading top 5 multi disciplinary main contractor undertaking various infrastructure projects in the uk on a regional and national scale the support services division responsible for providing highways maintenance services to local authorities nationwide are seeking to bring on board an outstanding individual to join the estimating team with the future offering excellent career progression opportunities role put together quality proposals presentations tenders and other required documents to meet deadlines maintain responsibility for corresponding with client and other parties during the course of the tender process develop existing relationships with clients and also seek new opportunities organise specialist contractor surveys attend preaward precontract meetings price up all schemes from basic principles broken down on a labour plant materials and subcontract basis preparation and submission of reports as and when they are required seeing successfully awarded tenders though to mobilisation prominently in civil engineering identify safety quality method statement requirements within tender documentation action appropriate responses maintain an appropriate awareness of changing criteria and statutory needs in respect of health safety quality and project management maintain an up to date understanding of technical contractual and commercial developments and continually seek to win contracts through negotiation single tender action or by alternative solutions manage or undertake other activities or tasks as may be deemed necessary to meet ongoing or changing needs of the business with a key focus on civil engineering projects key experience senior estimating experience in highways or civil engineering prior or current knowledge in highways term maintenance familiar with ms office applications estimating softwaresystems primarily excel and presentation techniques with the flexibility of adapting to new software programs excellent communication skills and will be a team playing in a fast paced environment ability to develop and maintain relationships with clients