About Us:
Murphy is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure.
Operating in Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property.
Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world.
Together, we work as 'One Murphy' by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.
Main Purpose of Role:
To prepare analytical estimates for a project to be used within the tender bid. Following the submission of the tender to attend meetings, negotiate and record all changes to the tender price required. The Senior Estimator will also be responsible for the complete tender submission as necessary.
Role Duties:
Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department. Attend project start-up meetings and make site visits. Produce enquiry schedules for scope of works & packages required from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued. Identify tender deliverables required from the Project Designers.
Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enters into correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements.
Prepare BOQ for scopes of projects on estimating programs (CCS Candy) Input to project risk register and attends a project risk meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planning Engineers, Design Co-ordinators and Clients representatives.
Attend tender price settlement meetings in the presence of the tender team with the Chief Estimator Attend Tender Handover meetings in the presence of Estimators and projects team.
Prepare commercial documents for tender handover to projects team. Carry out duties / functions under JMS Quality and Health & Safety Management Systems.
Assist the Chief Estimator in promoting interaction with the appropriate functional leader to facilitate successful development of solutions to problems and estimates.
Make tender amendments where applicable utilising client feedback on submitted tenders. As necessary provide supports and respond to tender queries made by project team personnel.
In conjunction with the Contract Manager / Senior Management review contract details relevant to the company's ability to deliver under the contract.
Review tender documents assessing scope, risks involved, tender complexity and provide feedback to the Chief Estimator Qualifications & Skills:
Site experience on projects Proven successful estimating experience in civil engineering, including undertaking role of an estimator.
Extensive variety in types of work priced Experience of public sector clients and private sector clients Degree in Quantity Surveying / Engineering/Construction Management or Similar Minimum 7 years' construction experience Be able to review ITT Technical & Commercial documentation on an individual project basis Good communication skills including presentations and ability to negotiate and persuade others What Murphy Offer In Return:
Competitive salary and benefits Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review Above market rate contributory pension scheme available from day one 27 days annual leave per annum.
Generous Private Healthcare Allowance Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development. Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts, cycle to work scheme etc. Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in Ireland. If you have any queries, please email .
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