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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Our client is the UK arm of a leading international construction and fit-out business, backed by a strong Australian parent with over 25 years of experience and a global team exceeding 1,200 professionals. They specialise in high-quality fit-out and refurbishment projects, partnering with premium global brands and major UK businesses across retail, hospitality, workplace, and commercial sectors. With a focus on collaboration, end-to-end delivery, and technical excellence, the business combines the certainty of a large-scale contractor with the agility and client-centric approach of a market-leading fit-out specialist.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are recruiting a proactive and commercially astute Estimator to support continued growth across fit-out and refurbishment projects in the UK. Reporting to senior commercial leadership, the Estimator will play a pivotal role in accurately assessing project costs, managing tender submissions, and contributing to commercially successful bids that align with client expectations and business objectives. This role demands excellent technical comprehension, strong commercial insight, and outstanding organisation—working on projects ranging from complex refurbishments to high-end fit-outs nationwide.
Prepare comprehensive cost estimates for fit-out and refurbishment projects, from early tender through to final pricing controls
Analyse drawings, specifications, and scope documents to identify cost drivers and risk exposure
Undertake accurate take-offs and quantify materials, labour, plant, and subcontractor packages
Liaise with designers, delivery teams, and supply chain partners to gather and validate pricing inputs
Issue subcontractor enquiries, evaluate returns, and manage commercial clarifications
Maintain detailed estimate records, cost models, and version controls for audit-ready submissions
Contribute to bid strategy discussions and commercial value engineering opportunities
Ensure compliance with commercial procedures, internal standards, and risk management requirements
Support the negotiation of subcontractor and supplier packages where required
Collaborate closely with project delivery and commercial teams to refine pricing assumptions and post-award benchmarking
REQUIREMENTS
This Estimator position is ideal for a commercially focused professional with proven experience in construction or fit-out estimating, a high attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure within fast-paced tender cycles. You will be joining a business where technical excellence, strong client relationships, and delivery certainty are core to success.
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus
Exposure to diverse and high-profile fit-out and refurbishment work across the UK
Professional development in a growing international business
Strong leadership support and structured commercial processes
Opportunity to influence and shape bid success in a dynamic delivery environment
Collaborative culture with emphasis on quality, innovation, and delivery certainty
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About this Recruiter
A bit about me
Construction professionals,
looking for a career enhancing opportunity
Are you looking for new construction job? If you are a skilled construction professional, we will have an opportunity for you. We are an experienced construction recruitment agency and have an impressive track record of sourcing the best opportunities for the professionals we work for.
Providing you with an in-depth insight of industry knowledge, we can help you make the most informed decisions about your next move, now and for the entirety of your career.
Helping to enhance careers and teams
careers Enhanced in 2022
of our work comes from
repeat business
Google review rating from
both construction professionals and clients
average tenure of our consultants
Cityscape Recruitment is not like any other construction recruitment agency. Our business does not have a sales-driven environment, instead, we reward quality over quantity.
We use our specialist industry knowledge to help introduce and guide construction professionals into companies that best suit their desired career aspirations and personal goals. From Quantity Surveyors to Site Managers to Civil Engineers, we work to the same objective of helping to enhance their careers.
And our relationships don’t end on day one of a new role – we pride ourselves on our ability to build long-lasting relationships with both clients and construction professionals. And we are fortunate enough to work with many leading construction companies and professionals in London and throughout the rest of the UK.
SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Our clients range from small, privately owned specialist contractors right up to top-tier PLCs responsible for shaping our country’s landscape.
What our clients say
We have worked with Alex Wallace and the Cityscape Recruitment team for a number of years now and find their service excellent.
They supply well matched and vetted candidates and very quickly understood all our requirements. They have always demonstrated good market knowledge and an ability to deliver to our requirements.
Commercial Director,
Main Contractor
I have used Cityscape Recruitment multiple times over the last 5 years. Very pleasant to deal with and all candidates put forward for interview are well suited to the position and well vetted by the team, so there is no time wasted with unsuitable applicants. I would highly recommend Cityscape. I intend to use them again in the future should any vacancies become available.
Operations Director,
Platt and Reilly Ltd
The Cityscape Recruitment team has always been great to deal with. Always ready to listen to our needs and requirements, a quality some recruiters do not appreciate or have, then advising where they can assist in our staff procurement. We look forward to working with Laura and Cityscape in the coming years.
Director,
Soilfix
Here are answers to some questions that you may have.
At Cityscape Recruitment we have teams of consultants who find opportunities for construction professionals in the following sectors:
Read more about our company here.
Our Residential Development team recruits for the very broad range of roles available in the Construction and Civil Engineering industries. From Quantity Surveyor to Technical Coordinator to Project Manager.
They can also recruit for the complete range of seniorities within these specialist areas. From Graduate roles, up to Heads of Departments and Managing Directors.
To view all our live roles, click here
Our clients range from small, privately owned specialist contractors right up to top-tier PLCs responsible for shaping our country’s landscape.
Some of our key clients are Statom Group, 8Build, AJ Morrisroe and Sons, VolkerFitzpatrick, Troy Group and Bellway Homes.
Whatever your career aspirations may be, we will have the opportunities and the industry knowledge to share with you.
Our office is in Rickmansworth, West Hertfordshire. We are, therefore, best placed to provide recruitment services for London, the Home Counties, and the Southern Region of the country. However, we can and do recruit for the whole of the UK and have made many successful placements for construction professionals in the Midlands and the North and West regions of the country.
To view all of our live roles, click here
When you first contact us, be that through direct contact, responding to an advert or applying through our website, we will connect you with a consultant who works in your specialist area.
Initially, they will arrange a meeting to talk through your CV and career history. They will encourage you to go into detail about your background and experiences, capabilities and responsibilities, personal circumstances and any other factors they feel are relevant to help them build up a well-rounded profile of you.
We take extraordinary care in matching professionals to an opportunity – one that will help enhance their careers and a clients’ team. We therefore also use this meeting to empower you in your career. Using our extensive knowledge of the construction industry, we would provide in-depth overviews of businesses, projects and available roles, and guidance on where your strengths will add the most value and career potential.
After this meeting, the consultant will speak to a number of their clients about you and your CV. Who they speak to can be either jointly agreed upon or you can trust the judgement and expertise of the consultant to contact clients they feel are the best fit for your experience and goals.
If any clients are interested in meeting with you, the consultant will manage the interview process, coaching you before any interviews if required. (Further guidance can be found here.)
If you are successful in receiving an offer(s), our consultant will communicate this with you and help to negotiate the offer(s) and any other terms of employment.
Finally, we will support you in resigning from your current role, navigating potential counter offers and starting your new role.
Regency House
43 High Street
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 1ET
