Job Ref: 214719724

Date: 2021-09-22 12:19:26

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ACR are working with a nationally operating 5* Housebuilder to appoint an experienced Senior Estamitor to work from their regional office in Buckinghamshire.

The Senior Estimator will form a key component of the Commercial Team and the role will involve the management and development of a recently appointed assistant estimator.

Day to day duties;

* To liaise closely with the land team in order to provide build cost estimates for the land department.

* Ensure all build cost estimates are reviewed by the Commercial Director before they are Issued to land.

* Summarise the assumed qualifications within the build cost estimate and issue with covering email

* Work with the technical team to ensure the necessary information is included within the technical part 2 report and the necessary due diligence is undertaken at the appropriate time during the bidding and purchase process.

* Identify any potential risks or information lacking during the bidding process and communicate this with Land to ensure any necessary cavaets are included within the bid.

* To provide comment and cost saving / value Engineering suggestions when returning build cost estimates

* To maintain and update the Excel offline estimating template with current rates

* To update and maintain the Light & Space Standard House type pricing Matrix with the latest order values when sites are tendered.

* Take responsibility for the development and improvement of the regional Master Sitestream template, such that it reflects the Latest Rates and changes requested from time to time by group.

* To attend preplan meetings and ensure a strong commercial overview influences the proposed scheme.

* To comment on scheme efficiency and help in deriving best mix solutions that maximise profitability on every site

* To liaise with buyers and surveyors so that we can compile an external materials folder that contains up to date prices and availability of facing bricks and roof tiles etc.

* To liaise with the construction director in order to agree build programmes, staffing and general preliminary cost provisions.

* To benchmark where possible build costs / specs, sales extra policies of competitors.

Strategic tasks;

* To maintain Chiltern’s standard house type pricing matrix that will, when completed, include e/o options for specification and/or external elevations.

* To maintain Chiltern’s best performer spreadsheet which considers cost/revenue and land usage for each housetype.

* To maintain and amend the current BCCL so that it becomes more relevant to the majority of future schemes and includes additional information – ie sales rate, golden brick details etc

* To consider alternative forms of construction ie timber frame

* To develop the way in which technical information etc is provided ahead of cost appraisals by liaising closely with the technical team

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