About us

Bovis builds enduring partnerships, bringing together the right expertise, the right capabilities and the right resources to deliver the most complex projects.

We know from decades of experience that successful delivery of multi-year complex projects requires close working relationships and collaboration through the supply chain.  That’s why we share risk and invest in people and relationships at every level.

We make things happen, anticipating challenges before they arise. Drawing on our highly experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, we bring a fresh perspective, tailoring our approach to the specific demands of the project, helping to simplify complexity and minimise risk.

What we are recruiting for:

Cost Planner/Estimator shall be responsible for Cost Planning/Estimating the Mechanical, Electrical, Public Health and Vertical Transportation (MEP), working closely and directly with internal / external clients, other disciplines, and teams from project inception, accountable and responsible for all cost planning aspects of the projects.

Roles & responsibilities:

• Lead, guide and manage the respective estimating team on the project. Provide clear directions and define priorities for the team.
• Work closely with the Project teams in developing cost planning and conversion strategies and ensuring these are appropriately resourced and managed to successful outcomes.
• Responsible for all Cost Planning/Estimating and bids for internal and external clients from inception at feasibility stage and onwards and presentation at reviews and sign off in compliance with Lendlease governance processes.
• To challenge the projects and design team to design efficiently within the cost plan, by continuing to analyse the design against the cost plan and benchmark projects.
• Support the development of best practices / standards, knowledge base, sector expertise including industry trends, yardsticks, or benchmarks etc. Ensure knowledge sharing and skills transfer to train, develop, and upskill the wider cost planning/estimating team
• Accountable for all financial inputs into the project cost plan/estimate.
• Have experience of working on large scale, complex, multi-phase projects with an excellent knowledge of costing, pricing, prelims and benchmarking within the Construction and Development industries, with experience in the Office and Residential sectors. Public realm & infrastructure experience also desirable.
• Responsible for setting and establishing the cost planning/estimating strategy and timeframes and assessing resource requirements for agreement and allocation by Management.
• Able to accurately quantify and price cost plans/estimates from outline briefs through to contract price.

Experience & background:

• Familiar with standard methods of measurement and other industry/professional best practice and guidelines.
• Must seek to understand the broader context and seek to bring design and build solutions that serve the wider Lendlease agenda.
• Manage/coordinate stakeholder inputs into the cost planning/estimating process e.g. Project Management, Procurement, Design Management, Planning, Legal, Insurance, Construction and Commercial Management disciplines.
• Engage with sub-contractors / suppliers.  
• In collaboration with the Commercial Managers, secure market prices for trade and prelim packages and analyse same against cost plan allowances. Ability to price on a Labour, Plant and Materials basis from first principles is desirable.

We will provide:

• Car allowance
• Flexible and hybrid work options
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide

Belong at Bovis

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.  We are a disability inclusive employer. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.

We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here.

Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.

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Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.