Apprentice Estimator
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Company: GUILDMORE LTD
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Location: Bromley, BR1 3AA
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £20,000.00 per year
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Sector: Construction and the built environment
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Ref: NAS-2000020462
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Application Deadline Date: 09/09/2026
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Start Date: 16/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm, with a 1 hour unpaid break.
Brief Description
We have an exciting opportunity for an Estimator Apprentice to join our team at Guildmore!
Training to be Provided
Training will take place at our Head Office.
Future Prospects
Permanent position in the company and growing opportunities.
Vacancy Detail
- Assisting the Senior Estimator with checking and acknowledging bid documents and amendments.
- Develop a full set of documents based both on Sub-contract tender returns and/or own measures with rates applied along with Senior Estimators.
- Analysing plans, bills of quantities and other project documentation in order to estimate costs.
- Researching, sourcing, negotiating and obtaining the best prices and quotes from suppliers and subcontractors with guidance from Senior Estimators.
- Attend mid and post tender meetings with clients and sub-contractors alongside Senior Estimators.
- Develop risk analysis of the information provided/not provided by the Client.
- Review and ascertain costs associated with logistics, time frame etc with help from senior team members.
- Visiting project sites to gather information and prelims costs alongside colleagues.
- Working closely with the Commercial Manager, Head of Design and Head of Operations.
- Complete Form of Tender and tender letter with any qualification and complete contract sum Analysis/Schedule if necessary.
- Assist with preparing information packages for handover to construction team if successful, attend handover meeting and brief the team on tender bid.
Other Information
- Must have a confident, resourceful and 'can-do’ approach to work.
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn new skills.
- Confident, approachable, organised, well-spoken and presented.
- Effective decision maker.
- Analytical skills.
- Strategic planning skills.
- Visionary leadership.
- Outstanding organisational skills.
- Good initiative and proactive problem-solver.
- Copes well under pressure.
- Adaptable to change and willing to go the extra mile.