Bid management

Join Wates and help us win new business as part of our brilliant Bid team. It’s fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding — a place where your career can thrive.

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Wates has just enjoyed one of our best years ever, and our Bid team played a key role in supporting that success.

It’s not just about writing bids. There are a huge range of roles from bid proposal managers to estimators, project management, graphic designers, building information modelling (BIM), 4d modellers and more. Once you’re here, you can also tap into opportunities across the group.

At Wates, we believe in actively identifying talent and nurturing it. We make sure everyone has opportunities to develop and take their career to the next level. If we think you’re 80% ready for that next step, and you’re up for the challenge, we’ll help you take it.

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Whether you’re an experienced bid writer, fancy a career change, or are returning to work after a break, we’d love to hear from you.

If you don’t have industry experience, don’t worry. In our bid team, we value a variety of transferable skills you may already possess, such as writing, attention to detail, project management, and relationship building.

That’s why our team includes people from diverse backgrounds, including law, education, and finance. What matters most to us is finding the right people with the right mindset to succeed.

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Senior Estimator

Location: Kilburn

Job Type: Estimating

Application Deadline: 20-11-2025

Wates are looking for a Senior Estimator to prepare competitive net bid costs for a range of both contracting and development residential projects and frameworks in the London region.The role of Senior Estimator will provide overview of pricing model and documents required as part of the bid/tender. Arranging tender meetings including mid tender reviews, pre settlement and settlement meetings ensuring compliance with Wates Operating Framework.As a Senior Estimator, you will: Have expertise in the residential construction and development sectors including, high rise, mid-rise and low rise (houses)developments. Good knowledge of bid processes, tenders and document management. Liaise with Commercial teams throughout the process to discuss strategies, prepare bespoke commercial solutions to meet objectives. Abstract information into subcontract and material packages. Compile subcontract and material companies from supply chain list for sending out of enquiries and validation of subcontractor market data for use in tender costs. Identify risks and opportunities, alternative solutions and value engineering options. Liaise with bid team to incorporate all CSR proposed for the contract and ensure pricing model mirrors written method statements and highlight to the team any major discrepancies. Provide tender feedback to supply chain on performance, build relationships with supply chain and subcontractors.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & profit share scheme Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group) Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/