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Senior Estimator

Location: City of London
Salary: £70K- £100K per Year
Contract: Permanent
Type: Full Time

Reference: 2523505_1792511604
Posted: October 20, 2026

Senior Estimator

We are currently looking for a senior estimator to join a reputable specialist engineering contractor. The opportunity is to work on some of the London's most challenging and high-profile engineering projects. You can have to opportunity to work on projects up to £60 million.

The role

  • Prepare estimates from drawings, specifications and tender documents.
  • Calculate quantities, labour, materials and other project expenses.
  • Build up rates using actual resources, productivity and material requirements rather than relying solely on historical rates.
  • Work with the preconstruction team to develop competitive bids, assess value-engineering options, challenge assumptions and support commercial negotiations.

You should have:

  • Experience from initial tender review through submission, award and handover.
  • The ability to identify risk, opportunity and cost-saving alternatives.
  • The ability to manage competing tenders, deadlines and deliverables.
  • The ability to build up costs from labour, materials, productivity and methodology.

What we can offer

  • Competitive base pay
  • Flexible benefits scheme
  • Performance bonus
  • Personal Development
  • +more