Job Description

Location:

Cardiff / Hybrid Working

Salary:

Up to

40,000 DOE

+ Car Allowance or Company Car + Excellent Benefits

Hours:

37.5 per week, flexible Monday-Friday

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and technically capable Cost Estimator to join our growing team, supporting the development of robust early-stage and whole-life cost estimates across the rail, infrastructure and wider civil engineering sectors.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in rail project estimating or quantity surveying, who is confident producing both capital and whole life cost (WLC) models. You will contribute to early-stage business cases, feasibility studies, and options appraisals, while also helping to develop our growing unit rate cost database and pricing models.

Your work will support strategic investment decisions and long-term asset planning for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare early-stage, feasibility and outline design cost estimates for rail and infrastructure schemes. Produce whole life cost estimates, including inspection, maintenance, refurbishment, renewal and operational cost modelling. Undertake quantity take-offs using digital measurement tools such as Bluebeam, CostX, or equivalent. Support the development and maintenance of our unit rate cost database, benchmark datasets and pricing models. Analyse drawings, specifications, asset data and maintenance regimes to inform both capital and lifecycle costs. Work collaboratively with colleagues, designers, and stakeholders to support value, risk and cost decision-making. Contribute to improvements in estimating processes, tools and methodologies, including whole-life modelling approaches.

About You

Essential Skills & Experience

Experience working on rail or infrastructure projects as an Estimator or Quantity Surveyor. Ability to produce both capital cost estimates and whole life cost models (maintenance, renewal and operational cost planning). Experience of measurement and bill of quantities preparation in accordance with standard methods of measurement (e.g. RMM, NRM, CESMM) Proficient in digital quantity measurement tools (e.g., Bluebeam, CostX). Strong understanding of infrastructure construction methods, cost drivers and asset lifecycle considerations. Confident analysing scope, asset data, drawings and maintenance information. Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail. Adaptable, organised and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable

Experience building unit rates, cost databases or pricing models. Knowledge of NEC contracts and infrastructure cost planning standards. Understanding of engineering processes and construction methodologies. Working towards or holding professional membership (RICS, ICES, APM etc.). Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or an associated field.

What We Offer

Package

Salary up to 50,000 Company car or annual car allowance 37.5 hours per week, worked flexibly across four or five days 26 days annual leave + 8 public holidays 5% pension contribution Discretionary annual bonus Professional subscriptions paid (RICS, ICES, MAPM etc.)

Benefits

Private medical/healthcare Life assurance Income protection / critical illness cover Annual training budget Annual health & wellbeing budget

How to Apply

If you are an ambitious estimator or QS with an interest in shaping early-stage and whole life cost outcomes on major infrastructure programmes, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your CV to

careers@xcomservices.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay Work from home
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Caldicot NP26