Estimator - #192050

Department: Estimating

Location: Southampton

Description

Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.


Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for an experienced Estimator to play a key role in our project delivery teams.

The Role
As an Estimator you'll be responsible for preparing accurate, timely, and competitive cost estimates for water and energy engineering projects. Working closely with technical, commercial, and project teams, the Estimator supports bid submissions and helps ensure project costs are accurately forecast and aligned with delivery requirements.

What You’ll Be Doing

1) Estimating & Bid Support

• Prepare detailed cost estimates for civil, mechanical, electrical, and process works across water and energy projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, and technical leads to understand scope and assumptions.
• Support bid preparation by providing clear pricing input, cost narratives, and risk allowances.
• Review subcontractor and supplier quotations to ensure accuracy and compliance with project requirements.

2) Commercial & Risk Management

• Identify, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities associated with project costs.
• Assist in margin analysis and bid strategy discussions.
• Maintain clear records of estimates, assumptions, and historical cost data.

3) Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with the Estimating Manager, Senior Estimators, and Bid Teams to align estimates with bid strategy.
• Coordinate with procurement and supply chain to obtain accurate material and subcontractor pricing.
• Support project teams during pre-construction and early delivery stages to provide cost input.

4) Process & Knowledge Management

• Maintain and update cost databases, benchmarks, and templates.
• Contribute to process improvements in estimating and bid preparation.
• Capture lessons learned from completed projects and bids to improve future estimating accuracy.

5) Key Interfaces

• Estimating Manager / Senior Estimator
• Commercial / Quantity Surveying Teams
• Bid Managers / Proposals Managers
• Business Development
• Senior Engineers / Engineering Leads / Discipline Engineers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Process)
• Project Managers / Construction Managers / Site Teams
• Planning / Project Controls Teams
• Procurement Teams
• Supply Chain / Framework Partners

6) Core Values

• Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• HNC/HND or Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience as an Estimator in engineering, construction, or infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of water and/or energy sector project delivery.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable

• Professional membership (e.g., RICS, CIOB, ICE)
• Experience working on framework contracts and multi-site projects.
• Knowledge of NEC or other standard forms of contract.
• Familiarity with estimating software or digital cost tools.
  
  

Benefits

At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly encourage employees to gain professional qualifications and fully support individuals on their journeys towards chartership.

• Work on complex, meaningful engineering projects
• Be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team
• Strong pipeline of secured work and career progression opportunities
• Innovative environment with in-house design and manufacturing capability
• Long-term secured framework work
• Clear career development opportunities
• Strong safety and wellbeing culture
• Competitive salary and benefits package
  
  

Our company benefits package includes.

• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance (some levels)
• Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership
• 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays
• Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice
• Company Pension Scheme
• Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system
• 1 x Professional Membership paid annually
• Hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free onsite parking
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus

Ready to take the next step in your planning career? Apply now and be part of something bigger.