Estimator

Senior Estimator – Highways / Term Maintenance (Permanent)
Location: Client will consider candidates based UK Wide (Hybrid) – North West / Midlands preferred
Package & Benefits
* Salary: Up to £60,000 (flexible upward for the right candidate and cultural fit)
* Company Car or Car Allowance
* Pension: 10% combined contribution
* Holidays: 25 days annual leave + option to buy/sell up to 5 days
* Life Assurance: 4x salary
* Annual Bonus
* Life Assurance: 4x salary
* Flexible / Hybrid Working
* Long-term career opportunity within a globally established infrastructure group
The Opportunity
An established but fast-growing highways and infrastructure business is seeking an experienced Estimator to support the pricing and delivery of long-term highways term maintenance and asset management contracts.
The organisation operates as part of a major international infrastructure group with multi-billion turnover, a global presence, and a dominant position across UK highways frameworks. Despite its scale, the business maintains an agile, entrepreneurial culture with minimal hierarchy and strong local autonomy.
This role will suit an estimator who enjoys ownership, accountability, and influence, and who is comfortable operating in a governance-led environment while retaining commercial agility.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Lead Estimator, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, competitive, and compliant tenders across highways and infrastructure maintenance frameworks.
Key responsibilities include:
* Producing first-principles estimates for highways and term maintenance works
* Pricing long-term maintenance and framework contracts with a focus on accuracy, competitiveness, and robustness
* Supporting tender strategy, risk reviews, and governance processes
* Engaging with the supply chain to secure competitive pricing and add commercial value
* Preparing clear, auditable estimating outputs using estimating software and MS Excel
* Working closely with operational, technical, and commercial teams
* Supporting handover into delivery teams where required
Specialist surfacing experience (micro asphalt, slurry, surface dressing) is desirable but not essential.
About You
This role is suited to an estimator who can operate confidently within governance frameworks, while also being proactive, commercially minded, and adaptable.
Essential experience:
* Proven experience as an Estimator within highways, term maintenance, or infrastructure maintenance
* Strong understanding of term service or framework contracts
* Background with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor
* Strong capability in first-principles estimating
* Experience engaging with and influencing supply chain partners
* High attention to detail and strong commercial awareness
Candidates may also come from:
* Highways environments without direct term maintenance exposure
* Rail or infrastructure maintenance backgrounds with relevant framework experience
Culture & Working Environment
* Professional, collaborative, and delivery-focused
* Flat structure with no unnecessary hierarchy
* Entrepreneurial mindset encouraged
* High standards for governance, accuracy, and accountability
* A business that combines global scale with local autonomy
Interested?
This is a rare opportunity to join a business that offers long-term stability, technical challenge, and genuine career progression, while operating with the pace and mindset of a smaller, agile team