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Salary: £60,000 per annum, plus £550 per month car allowance and competitive annual bonus.
Location: Home Based
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer you:
Access to our company pension scheme
Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
What you'll be doing:
Lead all cost estimation activities for the Energy Projects Development Team and serve as the subject matter expert for cost estimation across the wider IWE Projects Delivery Team.
Determine and implement the most appropriate cost estimation strategies for each project opportunity, planning estimates and either completing them directly or providing oversight to others.
Present comprehensive cost estimates to senior management, providing professional assessments of estimate accuracy and recommendations on appropriate contingency levels.
Balance customer expectations and competitive pricing with realistic cost estimates to ensure new business is secured while maintaining high certainty of successful project delivery.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with key supply chain partners to support the estimating process and ensure optimal solutions for customers.
Lead and manage a team of Estimators and Quantity Surveyors, coordinating cost estimate inputs from Business Development Managers, Technical Development Managers, and other stakeholders across 50-100 opportunities per year converting to £50m annually.
What we're looking for:
Proven experience of engineering and construction project capital cost estimating, ideally in the energy sector, with demonstrated ability to ensure successful project development and delivery phases.
Advanced business acumen and financial management skills, with the ability to balance customer expectations and competitive pricing against realistic cost estimates to secure new business while maintaining project delivery certainty.
Strong relationship management and communication skills, including experience presenting cost estimates to senior management and maintaining strategic relationships with supply chain partners.
Experience of working as part of multi-disciplinary teams with demonstrated leadership capabilities in managing Estimators, Quantity Surveyors, and coordinating inputs from Business Development Managers and Technical Development Managers across multiple concurrent opportunities.
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.