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Cost Estimator

Employer
Babcock
Location
Chatham, Kent
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
26 Feb 2021

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Cost Estimator/Cost Planner
Chatham, Kent with some travel as required
Competitive Salary

About the role:
Here at Babcock International we're looking to recruit a Cost Estimator/Cost Planner to assist the Quantity Surveying team with preliminary cost exercises, budget estimating, cost planning and advice on tendering procedure both pre and post construction.

Further responsibilities include the preparation of cost analysis from available project information including historical data, and production of pricing sheets for allocated projects, ensuring accurate and professional estimates are provided in a timely manner.

You will also assist with the review and agree best procurement routes for each work package, i.e. specification and drawings, CDP elements, fixed price lump sum, schedules of quantities.

This position could offer the successful candidate the opportunity to develop into a Quantity Surveyor role.

What do I need to do the role?

  • You will have proven experience within cost management/estimating from pre-tender preparation through to final account.
  • You will ideally you will come from either a Construction or Manufacturing background.
  • A full UK driving licence is essential to the role.

What else do I need to know?
We are happy to talk about flexible working. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

About Babcock International
For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure, and specialist training.

We are committed to providing a great employee experience in a supportive and engaging environment. The benefits you can expect to enjoy include a generous holiday entitlement, competitive money purchase pension scheme with life assurance and a share ownership scheme. You will benefit from excellent career and learning and development opportunities to ensure that you grow and achieve your full potential.

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Recruitment correspondence is normally by email so please check your email account and spam folder regularly.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strives to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.

Job reference: 32942

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Be Part of Something Big.

From supporting national defence to saving lives and protecting communities, Babcock provides critical, complex engineering services in the UK and internationally.

Babcock delivers vital services and manages complex assets on behalf of their customers across three key markets; defence, emergency services and civil nuclear. You could be part of this, leveraging their technology, expertise, infrastructure and assets to ensure delivery for their customers, for whom failure is not an option.

Career Opportunities at Babcock

Working for Babcock will give you the opportunity to develop your career, with fantastic prospects for promotion, along with the ability to learn transferrable skills and earn nationally recognised qualifications.

Take a look below at the roles Manpower UK is currently recruiting for at Babcock.

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Head Office
33 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 1QX
GB

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