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AtkinsRéalis

Cost Estimator – Project Controls

AtkinsRéalis

Senior Cost Estimator supporting Project Controls team at AtkinsRéalis. Delivering estimates and providing guidance to teams across various sectors.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeCardiff • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide estimating service delivery, focusing on leading estimates from feasibility through to completion
  • Work across projects of different types and sectors
  • Deliver high-quality client outputs
  • Lead on peer review of outputs from other team members
  • Provide guidance to more junior colleagues in support of their growth and experience
  • Demonstrate proficiency and understanding of estimating specific software and generic office applications
  • Lead internal review and quality assurance processes for client deliverables
  • Manage and communicate complex issues in a straightforward format
  • Take a leading role in support of win work activities (bids, proposals, etc.)

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in an Estimating, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction sectors or Equivalent Work Experience, preferable
  • Desirable professional memberships, or working towards Chartership, RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar
  • Wider understanding of commercial and contractual requirements and the crossover to the impact on estimating or forecasting costs
  • Knowledge of indirect costs, cost breakdown structures and techniques to analyse and assess project deliverability
  • Stakeholder engagement skills including being able to work seamlessly with designers, engineers, project managers and clients
  • In possession of, or with the capability to obtain a level of security clearance (ideal but not always necessary for the right candidate)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Enjoy competitive salaries
  • Employee rewards
  • A brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices
  • Opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise
  • Flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life

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Hard Skills & Tools
Estimating Software ProficiencyCost Analysis TechniquesProject Deliverability AssessmentFeasibility StudiesBids and Proposals Preparation
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationMentoringProblem-Solving
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Estimating, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or ConstructionChartership (RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE)