MEICA Estimator

About Barhale

Who are Barhale?

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

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As a MEICA Estimator, you will be responsible for developing MEICA estimates and tenders for our MEICA-related projects. The role will include the successful development of the project scope and design as it drives through the estimating and tendering process through to contract award. Your involvement in the projects will then continue as you provide advice and support to the Contracts Manager through the enabling phase of the project.

The tendering of Barhale MEICA projects and its strategy will be set by the Southern Regional Director in line with the MEICA aspect of the business plan. You will help to deliver Barhale's MEICA strategy by providing successful estimates and by contributing to decisions regarding project methodology, programme & safety and subcontractor selection, to ensure that we meet the client's project requirements.

You will be a key link and will work collaboratively work with the MEICA Contracts Manager, Project Manager, Project Engineers, Bid Manager and Commercial team to meet the project requirements in a safe, efficient and environmentally sensitive manner.

As MEICA Estimator, you will be expected to contribute fully to the growth of the MEICA business through successful project delivery. This will involve you getting into and owning the finite details of each project, to ensure that it is efficiently priced, programmed and planned to meet project milestones, whilst driving value and providing the required levels of contribution at all levels.

It will also involve you in obtaining and sharing feedback from project outcomes as they are delivered in order to gather learning that can be embedded into future estimates.

Pricing

Working with the MEICA Project and Barhale civils team to effectively manage the tender pricing process including tender appraisals and contribution to the enabling phase by:

• Developing the scope of work for the project with the MEICA team
• Sharing that scope with the Bid team including inputting to the technical quality responses
• Applying your experience of MEICA equipment and services used in the construction of Water and Wastewater Treatment Works to achieve a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly solution for each project

Contributing to process design development and then ensuring that designs are checked and verified and are sufficiently developed to ensure accurate tender submissions

• Management of our selected contractors ensuring quality of delivery and value for money in all tender submissions, including:
  • Preparing material, equipment, and sub-contract enquiries
  • Collating and managing technical enquiries raised by our trusted supply chain partners and, evaluating their tender returns for compilation into the tender

• Production of the MEICA cost estimate for tender submission by producing…