Senior Estimator

The Vacancy

Senior Estimator – London (Finsbury)

As part of our strategic growth, we’re looking for a Senior Estimator to join our WPS team based in Finsbury, London. This is a high-impact role where you’ll lead the preparation of multi-million-pound tenders, helping us secure profitable work and shape the future of our Estimating function.

You’ll be working at the heart of our WPS Housing Maintenance operations, with a strong focus on responsive repairs, voids maintenance, and compliance. Your understanding of commercial models such as Price per Property, Schedule of Rates, and Price per Repair will be key to developing competitive and efficient proposals.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret ITT documents to identify risks, opportunities, and submission requirements.
• Lead the preparation and submission of tenders, ensuring compliance with internal processes.
• Present commercial proposals at key tender meetings and engage with senior stakeholders across the business.
• Collaborate with Operational and Commercial leads to develop innovative delivery solutions.
• Determine the most cost-effective proposals using labour analysis, subcontractor quotations, and delivery models.
• Populate client pricing documents accurately and on time.
• Line manage and mentor a team of two Estimators.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be a confident communicator and strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset. Your CV should demonstrate:

• Proven experience in the housing maintenance sector, particularly in responsive and voids workstreams.
• A solid grasp of bid tactics and pricing strategies across various commercial models.
• The ability to lead, influence, and inspire a team.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

One of the Recruitment Team will be in contact to discuss the role in more detail and advise of the next step.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.