What you'll be doing

As an Estimator, your main responsibilities will be as follows:-

• Ensure compliance with Gated Lifecycle, Bid Governance, and Balfour Beatty Code of Conduct.


• Maintain accurate estimating files for audit and governance requirements.


• Manage subcontractor and supplier enquiries to support tender submissions.


• Prepare error-free tender estimates, including risk & opportunity registers.


• Oversee smooth handover from estimating to commercial, operational, and finance teams for contract wins.


• Review and distribute client tender documents, including queries, briefings, and revisions.


• Conduct risk grading for tenders as per governance processes.


• Build and maintain client relationships, identifying future business opportunities.


• Ensure all tender data (e.g., labour and plant rates) is current and relevant.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities and experience are preferred:

• Experience in a similar role;


• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously


• Understanding of Risk & Opportunity analysis;


• Good financial acumen with an ability to analyse complex data and documentation accurately;


• Knowledge and experience of forms of contract (e.g. NEC + options, FIDIC etc)


• Good oral and written communication skills;


• Ability to communicate and present to senior executive team and clients.


• Proficient in general IT applications e.g. Word and Excel, and standard estimating software e.g. CANDY.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full on the Balfour Beatty website.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found on Balfour Beatty website.