Estimator

I'm looking to speak with Estimators within the highways sector.   Estimator Location: Cambridge Rate: £350-£500 Outside IR35 DOE Duration: 12 months Hybrid working available   Are you an Estimator or Senior Estimator…

Outside IR35 Hybrid Engineering
Pay rate £350 – £500/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 16 September 2026

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I'm looking to speak with Estimators within the highways sector.
 
Estimator
Location: Cambridge
Rate: £350-£500 Outside IR35 DOE
Duration: 12 months
Hybrid working available
 
Are you an Estimator or Senior Estimator with real earthworks experience wanting to join a busy pre-construction team on a strong pipeline of highways projects.
 
You will be managing the tendering of projects - maximising tendered margin while identifying value engineering opportunities and successfully winning work.
 
What you'll do
 
·Actively tender projects received by the business
·Understand contractual terms and identify potential risks to the business
·Review all information received to understand the scope of works to be tendered
·Submit tenders on time and to the client's requirements
·Accurately measure relevant works to derive and validate quantities for pricing
·Build up tender rates from first principles on a labour, plant and material basis
·Identify value engineering opportunities to offer clients
·Obtain market rates for subcontracted works
·Respond to client queries in a timely manner
·Understand programme and buildability constraints within a tender
·Lead the handover of secured work, passing information to the delivery team
·Maintain client relationships and seek opportunities for new and continued work
·Provide support and advice to less experienced members of the team
 
What you'll bring
 
·Proven estimating experience on earthworks / highways schemes
·Estimating software and strong Excel skills
 
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