Estimating Manager

Posted 04 November 2025
Salary £70k - 90k per year
LocationGreater London
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Rail
ReferenceJO0000062331

Job description

Do you enjoy leading teams and guiding clients through cost and estimating challenges?

Are you ready to shape the delivery of major infrastructure programmes while remaining hands-on?

Salary: Up to £90,000 + car allowance
Location: Flexible across UK offices (London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow) – hybrid, 3 days office

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing advisory and estimating team within a respected consultancy. You’ll lead commissions, coordinate estimating teams, and engage directly with clients across rail, civils, defence, water, and energy projects. This role combines technical delivery with leadership, offering genuine progression into strategic or directorial positions.

Essential Requirements

  • Proven experience in consultancy or client-side estimating
  • Track record of leading teams or commissions
  • Strong client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Excellent understanding of project controls and cost management
  • Ability to work across multiple sectors and adapt to varied project environments
  • Experience mentoring or line-managing estimators

Nice to Have

  • Professional qualification (e.g. RICS, ACostE, APM)
  • Exposure to strategic cost planning or business development

Join a collaborative, forward-thinking consultancy offering flexibility, autonomy, and structured career development.
Contact Emily Atkins at Carrington West for more information or a confidential discussion.