Senior Estimator - Civils
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Charlotte Voller
Benefits
Life assurance
Private medical insurance
Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
Free health & wellbeing services
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Green car scheme
Senior Estimator - Civils
We're looking for a Senior Estimator (Civils) to join our Southern Water Framework
Location: Flexible across the UK, with occasional travel to Falmer, East Sussex and surrounding areas in the Southern Water region
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
As a Senior Estimator (Civils), you'll play a key role in maximising our commercial position whilst securing opportunities that align with our business objectives. Working as part of a collaborative bid or framework team, you'll manage the estimating process from start to finish, ensuring accuracy and completeness whilst supporting junior team members. This is an opportunity to use your technical expertise and commercial awareness to develop innovative solutions and drive successful project outcomes.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Estimator, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering competitive and accurate tenders for our Civils works.
Your day to day will include:
- Leading the estimating process and presenting estimates at bid team meetings and gateways
- Preparing quantities, analytical estimates and pricing for various contract forms including NEC and Target Cost
- Managing supply chain strategy, appraising quotations and selecting subcontractors
- Identifying key risks, developing value-engineered solutions and supporting project handovers
- Supervising and developing team members whilst managing workloads to meet deadlines
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Estimator is great for you if you hold:
- A Degree or HNC in a construction or civil engineering related subject
- Demonstrable experience as an Estimator within the water industry working for a civil engineering contractor
- Strong commercial awareness with knowledge of various Forms of Contract such as NEC and ICE, IChemE
- Excellent technical understanding of civil engineering with the ability to promote alternative solutions
- Full driving licence
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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Location: Nationwide. Falmer. Chatham. Chichester
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Vacancy ID: 13206
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 19 Nov 2026
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
