Estimating Manager

Job Introduction

Estimating Manager – Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-notch solutions across the energy, water, and telecommunications sectors. Our dedicated team in Stonehouse is expanding, and we're excited to welcome a talented Estimating Manager to our join us.

As an Estimating Manager at Last Mile, operating under the UKPS brand, you will take on the sole responsibility for managing and developing the Stonehouse estimating function. Your role will be crucial in ensuring the efficient delivery of outline designs, proposals, and estimates that meet both customer expectations and business needs.

What’s in it for you as an Estimating Manager?

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits available including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Holiday buy scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Refer a friend incentive
• Wagestream
• Employee assistance programme
• Car allowance
• Hybrid working for eligible roles (3 days in the office, 2 from home) *
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
• Private medical insurance*
• Company sick pay*

*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*

Your responsibilities as a Estimating Manager:

• Ensuring a high level of knowledge of all activities across the estimating team and manage resources to ensure deadlines are being met and customer requirements are being fulfilled.
• Responsible for working with the company designers and sub-contractors to deliver high quality projects ensuring they are adhering to and upholding client policies, procedures and standards within Quality and Health and Safety.
• Drive the engagement within the estimating team of the internal quality policy and quality systems; ensure a continuous improvement attitude is embedded within the team.
• Ensure the internal Health and Safety systems appropriate to the operational areas for which you are responsible are being adhered to. Develop the team’s knowledge and expertise in construction Health and safety.
• Management of other third-party resource / suppliers to provide services and products necessary to complete the supply and installation of projects e.g. ground workers, structural engineers, subcontract drawing resource etc.

Experience / Knowledge:

• Construction/Utility connections industry experience; minimum 5 years in a Senior Estimating position
• Construction contracts experience (primarily JCT but NEC also)
• Experience of leading and managing a team

Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Estimating Manager? Apply now!

About us:

We are UKPS; a fast-growing Multi-utility Independent Connections Provider (ICP) part of the Last Mile infrastructure. We are fully accredited under the NERS, GIRS & WIRS schemes to carry out the turnkey provision of multi-utility infrastructure and subsequent connections to new build housing, residential, commercial, and industrial projects.

At Last Mile, we are one of the UK’s largest Independent Network Owners, owning and operating in excess of 500,000 gas, electricity, water, and wastewater connections serving residential and commercial customers. Last Mile Asset Management adopt and operate electricity, gas, water and wastewater, and ground source heat/cooling networks that are designed, installed, and commissioned by Lloyds accredited Independent Connection providers (ICPs).

At UKPS & Last Mile, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront in making sure our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long term career opportunities for you to grow with us. If you are motivated to succeed and have a ‘can-do’ attitude, we would love to hear from you!

For further enquiries contact – recruitment@lastmile-group.com or visit our website www.lastmile-group.com