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Estimator – Part-time & Flexible Working Available

Employer
Barratt London
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Nov 2018

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Job Details

The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost-effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying.

Key Objective
Preparation of viabilities for both the land purchase exercise and reappraisal of development opportunities.  Prepare scheme financial appraisals to ensure land disposals and affordable housing contracts support business objectives and reflect best practice.  Ensure that all estimating work required to deliver the businesses unit output is completed timely and accurately in the most efficient and effective manner in support of the business plan.  Monitor and report build costs.

Responsibilities

 

 

  • Provide information for land purchase exercise.
  • Identify specific scheme abnormals.  Prepare estimates of all prime costs.  Co-ordinate input of all development costs into appraisals/viabilities.  Input into "value engineering" exercise at appraisal/pre-start stage, input and maintain master appraisal costs.
  • Complete all estimating work.
  • Calculate all prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in costs since the preparation of the land purchases exercise.  Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work, up to commencement on site.
  • Provide a detailed "pre-start" appraisal following grant of planning consent and track movements through to site commencement.
  • Maintain "library cost" and update on a regular basis.

General

 

  • Be aware of all codes of practice that impact on estimating e.g. Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE, Code for Sustainable Homes etc.
  • Attend pre-start, specification and any other relevant meeting as required.  Input and maintain any computer based estimating databases or systems. 
  • Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs, which relate to shared cost items with either other businesses within the Group or external companies. 
  • Be aware of new materials and methods of construction which would assist the business in maintaining or increasing its targets, and report on same. 
  • Any other duties as required by the Commercial Manager.

Key Experience

  • Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry.
  • Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, N HBC and Health & Safety requirements etc.
  • Industry related business qualification.

If you have experience as an Estimator within residential development and are looking for a part-time position please apply with CV, we’re waiting to hear from you.

Company

Barratt London is the market-leading residential developer in the Capital. Over the years we’ve helped shape one of the world’s most exciting, diverse and dynamic cities.

We design, build and sell large, complex residential-led developments tailored to the needs of our customers and stakeholders, as well as local boroughs and communities. Our vision? To make London an even better place to live. And we’re well on our way, thanks to exceptional build quality, our thoughtful design, the way in which we work to inspire strong local communities and with unbeatable customer service.

 

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