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Job Description Graduate Cost Estimator (UK)

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London, UK

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Job Description Graduate Supply Chain Coordinator (UK)

Are you a recent graduate looking to launch your career in construction, quantity surveying, engineering, architecture, or commercial management?
At Agilité, we're looking for a motivated and analytical Graduate Cost Estimator to join our growing UK team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience on high-profile workplace, retail and hospitality projects delivered for leading international brands across Europe.

Working alongside experienced Cost Estimators, Project Managers and our Pre-Construction team, you'll learn how to evaluate project costs, analyse commercial risks, engage with suppliers and subcontractors, and support the successful delivery of construction projects from concept to completion.

Working with Agilité.

Agilité is a growing commercial interiors specialist, delivering office, retail and hospitality projects for international clients across Europe. Our clients include renowned international brands, and our teams operate across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain.

Agilité is fully devoted to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects our customers and users. We love to see our employees thrive in an atmosphere of togetherness; we therefore aim to continue to build a diverse workforce and foster different perspectives and unique ways of thinking; regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability.

Join one of Europe’s leaders in refurbishment and the creation of unique spaces. Agilité breathes new life into spaces for world-leading brands, and it’s the people behind the projects, and the processes underpinning the people which make us different – that, and our B Corp certification.

Key responsibilities.

As a Graduate Cost Estimator, you will:

Support the preparation of project cost estimates and budgets.
Help analyse specifications, drawings and project documentation.
Assist in obtaining and comparing quotations from suppliers and subcontractors.
Contribute to commercial and financial evaluations of projects.
Support risk assessments and cost reviews during tender stages.
Learn how to identify cost-saving opportunities and value engineering solutions.
Participate in project reporting and financial tracking.
Work closely with Project Managers and Pre-Construction teams on live opportunities.
Assist with subcontractor administration and procurement activities.
Contribute to maintaining high standards of quality, safety and compliance across projects.
Verify that all project activities are carried out in accordance with applicable health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Additional skills:

Curious and eager to learn.
Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
A good command of English, both written and verbal, is required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
Interest in construction, fit-out, and project delivery.
Ability to work effectively within a team.

Qualifications.

Recent graduates who have completed their studies within the last 12 months as well as young professionals with up to 2 years of relevant work experience, in the following disciplines:

Quantity Surveying
Construction Management
Civil Engineering
Architecture
Building Surveying
Commercial Management
Business or Finance with a strong interest in construction

Compensation & Benefits (UK)

Salary range (£ 28.000 – 35.000)
Annual bonus
Private health Insurance
Pension scheme
Team building event per quarter
Annual company ski trip
Energetic and dynamic work environment
Hybrid working (up to two days remote per week)
Purpose-driven business with a focus on positive impact

If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding first step into the construction industry and want to learn from experienced professionals while working on exciting projects across Europe, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and start building your future with Agilité.

Working with Agilité Solutions

We’re a growing organisation that creates spaces where people can live, work, and play.

With a solid reputation as a general contractor and fit-out company – for both tertiary and commercial spaces – we strive to include sustainability into our building processes. Our ethos centres around futureproofing our projects – and at the heart of that is our diverse team.

We’ve built a reputation as ‘the resourceful problem solver’ – a trusted partner which anticipates, and mitigates, issues before they arise, and one which is built on a culture of honesty, ambition, and trust.

There’s no denying that the commercial interiors sector is often complex, especially when working on a continent-wide scale. We’ve therefore built a network of best-in-class professionals, suppliers, and consultants, experienced in delivering high quality space planning, design, build and construction services.

Agilité is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of experts that will reflect our customers and users. We enjoy nothing more than seeing our employees thrive in an atmosphere of togetherness. We therefore aim to continue building a diverse workforce and foster different perspectives and unique ways of thinking – regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability.