Estimator
Build Recruitment
Are you an experienced Estimator with a strong background in social housing, planned maintenance, or property services?
Looking to join a business delivering meaningful work that improves homes and communities across the UK?
We’re working with a leading built environment and property services organisation that is looking to strengthen its commercial team with the addition of an Estimator to support a growing pipeline of social housing refurbishment, planned works, retrofit, and maintenance projects.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business delivering long-term partnerships with housing associations and local authorities, where you’ll play a key role in securing and supporting essential housing improvement programmes.
The Role
As an Estimator, you’ll be responsible for producing accurate and commercially competitive cost estimates across a range of social housing and property services contracts.
Working closely with operational, commercial, and pre-construction teams, you’ll support tender submissions and help drive value across planned maintenance and refurbishment schemes.
You will ideally have:
- Previous experience as an Estimator within social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment, retrofit, or property services
- Experience pricing works for housing associations, local authorities, or social housing frameworks
- Strong understanding of schedules of rates, reactive maintenance, and planned works contracts
- Relevant qualification (HNC/HND/Degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or similar) or equivalent industry experience
- Strong Excel and estimating software skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple tenders within a fast-paced environment