Senior Estimator Water

Senior Estimator – Water & Wastewater

Fully Remote / Home-Based | Permanent

Work from home. Shape critical infrastructure. Influence major capital programmes.

This is a genuinely flexible, home‑based Senior Estimator role, offering the chance to play a pivotal part in delivering long‑term water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK without the daily commute. From day one, you'll have the autonomy, trust and flexibility to manage your workload remotely, while still being closely connected to a high‑performing delivery team.

Across UK infrastructure, the challenge is no longer just maintenance, it's renewal, resilience and reinvention. This role sits at the heart of that mission. You'll join a well‑established water and wastewater capital delivery team, supporting major programmes designed to safeguard water supply, protect the environment and future‑proof critical assets. Whether pricing single projects or framework packages, your work will directly influence commercial outcomes and long‑term infrastructure performance.

This is a role for someone who wants impact, flexibility and progression, all in one.

• Producing accurate, timely estimates across water and wastewater capital projects
• Supporting bids and live contracts with robust pricing, risk management and governance
• Advising senior stakeholders on commercial risk, opportunity and strategy
• Engaging with suppliers and subcontractors to build reliable cost data
• Ensuring subcontractor terms align with client requirements, assessing any deviations
• Managing and prioritising workloads to meet demanding programme deadlines
  
  Influencing key stakeholders across commercial, operational and client teams
• Identifying opportunities to improve estimating processes and performance

• Essential experience in the water industry, ideally across both clean and wastewater
• Background in estimating for capital projects or utility frameworks
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Confidence managing workloads in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities and drive change
• Experience leading or supporting estimating teams
• Degree qualification in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Cost & Planning or similar (preferred)

• Company car and fuel card (EV and hybrid options available)
• Salary sacrifice EV / hybrid car scheme
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Healthcare Cash Plan (dental, eyecare, physiotherapy and more)
• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 24/7 online GP service
• Employee assistance programme
• Retail discounts via rewards portal
• Life assurance and personal accident cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Cycle to work and salary finance schemes
• Referral rewards for recommending colleagues

• True home‑based role with national project exposure
• Long‑term, secure workload within regulated utilities
• Opportunity to influence major capital investment decisions
• Strong focus on professional development and progression
• Inclusive, people‑first culture where expertise is valued

If you're an experienced Senior Estimator in the water sector looking for flexibility without compromising on scale, challenge or career growth, this role delivers all three.