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Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.

As Estimator you will be working within our transportation division.

What you will contribute to the team:

• Preparing estimates and cost plans in line with defined briefs, customer objectives and contracted scope of works
• Implementing the management of estimate deliverables in conjunction with design project management and third party input
• Coordinating with design teams to ensure estimate deliverables fully capture all required scope
• Interpretation of programmes, construction and logistics reports to inform estimating deliverables
• Achieving the delivery of projects within budget
• Target cost contract reviews
• Third party estimate reviews
• Inputting into transport business cases
• Assisting in developing and maintaining estimate management good practise and upholding high standards within the team in a client facing environment
• Assisting in the settlement of construction disputes by providing and evaluating cost data
• Assisting in the development of programmes for the delivery of our services
• Assisting in securing new and repeat business
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly management reports/liaison with the portfolio manager

Locations out with Birmingham will be considered.

Required for the position of Estimator:

• A degree in an engineering, construction management, quantity surveying or other relevant degree
• Ability to determine scope of works through interpretation of the contract documents – contract provisions, specifications, drawing, schedules, technical documents etc
• Ability to critique and produce unit cost rates on a first principles basis
• ICES/ACostE/MRICS/MCIOB qualified or working towards
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues
  
• Familiarity with existing estimating packages Candy, Conquest, RIB, CostX, Benchmark etc
• Extensive experience of working on civil engineering, highways and/or rail projects preferred

The successful candidate will:

• Have or develop a skilled appreciation of the CANDY estimating tool and its relationship with key client management systems such as EES
• Understand how TOTEX (total expenditure) is calculated using capital expenditure, operational expenditure, whole life cost and embedded / operational carbon values to provide whole life cost solutions to our clients

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

About the Business Unit
The advisory and programme delivery unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity from a few million pounds to £20bn through the technical disciplines of land advisory, programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting, education and healthcare management.

How to Apply
To apply for this role, please complete our 15-minute application via our website. Our talent acquisition coordinators aim to provide feedback within 5 working days with the outcome of your application. More information about our application process can be found here. If you have any questions regarding your application or the role, please reach out to the dedicated recruiter listed who will be more than happy to help.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You will be given the opportunity to apply through this scheme when making your application.

Mott MacDonald is Work180 accredited – which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force!

Benefits we offer:

• Pension matched up to 7%
  
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
  
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans.
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes
  

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can assist.

Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

More about Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence