5 Senior Estimator roles in Peterborough

What you'll be doing

What you’ll be doing:

Estimating & Project Support

• Produce CAPEX estimates across optioneering, outline and detailed design stages.


• Develop robust cost plans and estimates to support investment decisions.


• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define scope, identify risks and assess buildability.


• Engage with supply chain partners to obtain competitive and accurate quotations.


• Prepare estimates using industry estimating software and Microsoft Excel.

Stakeholder Management

• Provide expert advice on design requirements and associated cost impacts.


• Challenge project assumptions to ensure value for money and affordability.


• Support delivery teams with estimating strategies and Alliance processes.


• Build strong relationships across engineering, commercial, procurement and construction teams.

Leadership & Development

• Mentor and support junior estimators, sharing knowledge and best practice.


• Assist with the development of estimating capability across the Alliance.


• Deputise for the Head of Estimating when required.


• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture.

Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain cost models, estimating tools and cost libraries.


• Analyse historical cost data to improve estimate accuracy and consistency.


• Identify efficiencies and opportunities to improve estimating processes.


• Support the smooth transition of projects from estimating into delivery.

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

• Champion a strong safety culture and the Alliance's "Safer Every Day" ethos.


• Ensure compliance with all health, safety and wellbeing requirements.


• Promote continuous improvement and support a zero-harm environment.

Who we're looking for

What you’ll bring:

• Significant estimating experience within infrastructure, utilities, water or construction sectors.


• Degree qualified in Engineering, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.


• Experience preparing estimates across multiple project stages, from feasibility through to detailed design.


• Strong commercial awareness and a thorough understanding of project cost drivers.


• Experience working with civil, mechanical, electrical and/or process engineering disciplines.


• Excellent analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.


• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.


• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.


• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and experience using estimating software.

Join us and help shape the future of water infrastructure across the East of England.

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Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do.  Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. 

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments. 

We’re looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com