Rail Estimator

Job Description

AtkinsRéalis one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

AtkinsRéalis is an international company with great strength and a culture of progression. Placing great emphasis on the training, development and assessment of our staff, we’re dedicated to providing cutting-edge expertise. Join us and you will benefit from a development programme designed to ensure your career objectives are met in full.

We are seeking to recruit a Rail Estimator working as part of our Complex Infrastructure team to support a variety of projects in the rail sector primarily in the Republic of Ireland but also the Wider UK. This business sector involves working on high value, strategically important projects which are high profile within the client’s organisation. The successful candidate will be producing estimates ranging from feasibility to tender estimates. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with experience in the Rail sector.

Responsibilities:

• Produce accurate estimates for large scale projects and programmes.
• Measurement in support of estimate or BoQ production.
• Capture project cost data in AtkinsRéalis’ rate database.
• Support and promote estimating good practice within AtkinsRéalis.
• Work as part of a team, occasionally managing junior resource where required.
• Plan, organise and control own workload.
• Ensure the quality and timeliness of service delivery to clients.

Requirements:

• Proven rail and rail systems estimating experience in large multidisciplinary projects.
• General rail infrastructure estimating capability.
• Knowledge and understanding of the GRIP or Pathway life cycles and respective estimating requirements.
• Understanding of cost components and methods of measurement, specifically those used in the Irish market.
• Experienced in utilising estimating a software system.
• Understanding of project management, planning, risk and investment processes.
• Broad understanding of standard forms of contract, particularly NEC.
• Flexibility on being office or site based.
• Preferred degree in quantity surveying or associated construction field.
• Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB /A. Cost E.

Training:

You should possess a willingness to continue to develop your career through our structured training programme. AtkinsRéalis develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development courses designed to help you make the best of your abilities and talents. We provide a structured training scheme and endorse Continuous Professional Development Activities. AtkinsRéalis are accredited Investors In People.

About Us:

At AtkinsRéalis we put Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and ability.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.