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Senior Estimator

  • Location: Plymouth
  • Salary: £45 - £50 per hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted almost 3 years ago

  • Sector: Defence
  • Contact: Daniel Wolstenholme
  • Contact Email: dwolstenholme@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: ASAP (security clearance depending)
  • Expiry Date: 06 June 2021
  • Job Ref: 1035861
NRL currently have a requirement for a Senior Estimator to support major infrastructure upgrades at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth.

Ability to develop and agree scope/budgets for projects and/or programmes and controlling forecast and actual costs against them. Responsible for applying requirements management, budgeting & cost control, financial management and change management.

Principal tasks and responsibilities to include:
  • Develop/implement and maintain the Project Baseline Budgets incl Control Account Plans/Responsibility Assignment Matrix and WBS Dictionary (SOW)
  • Implementation of change management process on the project and assurance of alignment with the business/contractual requirements
  • Provision of weekly and monthly performance & cost reports and associated analysis/narrative
  • Lead on provision of estimates, resource and financial forecast data from the project into the business
  • Cost estimate alignment between Primavera and IFS
  • Ensure a full and detailed understanding and interpretation of the Customer requirements incl. Project gate and phase reviews iaw the Project Life cycle
  • Lead on the continuity between estimating and project delivery
  • Development and maintenance of Project Assumptions/Exclusions and Dependencies logs
  • Ensuring that the schedule is cost loaded in line with the Baseline budgets
  • Maintain project EAC’s and ensure regular reviews are undertaken with each discipline
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Competences:
A minimum of five years applying estimating, budgeting & cost control in a complex environment.
2 years supervisory/managerial experience in an estimating environment.