via Reed · 7 October 2026 ·2 days ago

Senior Estimator

Howells Recruitment
City Of London Full-time GBP 80,000 – 100,000
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Estimator - Social Housing, Planned Maintenance, Decarbonisation / Retrofit
£80K - £100K + Bonus + Benefits
London / Hybrid (Flexibility to work from Home)

We are recruiting for a leading property services contractor to find a Senior Estimator to take responsibility for pricing winning planned maintenance / decent homes and decarbonisation / retrofit tenders for housing associations, local councils and RSL's.

This is more than a measurement and pricing role. The successful candidate will combine technical estimating expertise with strong commercial judgement, bid leadership and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.

Estimator Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining an accurate cost base by regular review of market prices

  • Co-ordination of tender bids

  • Check and acknowledge tender documents and amendments

  • Organise copy of tender documents and amendments for appropriate parties

  • Record supply chain and performance data

  • Analyse, compare, and Input subcontractor bids into tender

  • Build up rates from first principles where necessary to support subcontractor quotes

  • Using first principles build ups to construct a fully formed bid using a direct labour workforce

  • Assembling relevant documents for settlement and handover meeting

Estimator Experience:
  • Pricing occupied-homes programmes, including kitchens, bathrooms, roofing, windows, external fabric and M&E renewals

  • Experience of fire safety, passive fire protection, building safety remediation and/or high-rise refurbishment

  • Understanding of retrofit delivery, ideally including PAS 2035/PAS 2030 and funded decarbonisation programmes

  • Strong knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates, framework pricing, open-book costing, measured term and fixed-price contracts

  • Advanced Excel capability and recognised estimating software such as ConQuest, Causeway, CostX or equivalent.

  • HRB experience or experience of building safety related projects

Estimator Salary & Benefits:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group's success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package. You will be part of a stable business with ambitious growth plans over the next 5 years.

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