1. Keith Musgrave
209 Park Lane, Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 5AQ
Mobile: 07929-462078
E- Mail: k.musgrave@live.co.uk
Personal Profile
Proven ability as an Estimator in the Construction Industry, possessing the excellent
interpersonal, oral and written communication skills essential for dealing with the various
stakeholders involved in tenders. A reliable, conscientious and self-starting individual who
takes pride in delivering accurate and complete estimates, comfortable liaising with others
to achieve these goals, and who thrives on responsibility.
Main Skills
As a Senior Estimator/Estimator, my role encompasses preparation and pricing of all aspects
of a building contract tender, which covers:
 pricing of equipment, labour costs, and all trades’ commodities (e.g. facades,
brickwork, plaster, timber, mechanical and electrical requirements, decoration,
flooring, fixtures and fittings and equipment)
 preparing sub-contractor enquiry documentation
 evaluating sub-contract tenders and assisting with procurement
 providing quality contractual information to enable a correct final price to be quoted
 adhering to standards and pre-contractual requirements laid down by client
 using MS Office software packages, particularly Excel
 preparation and presentation of all relevant information for tender submission.
 liaising during pre-contract negotiation discussions with stakeholders (internal &
external)
 time management to ensure agreed deadlines are met
 checking of post-contract data to confirm details given at tender
 attending any meetings where estimating expertise required
 planning and commercial knowledge within the construction sector
 robust administrative and management processes required for regular audits and
inspections.
 supporting Directors to achieve targets in business growth
 good understanding of budget management
 maintaining library of base estimate costs, with periodic updating to reflect changing
markets
 RBL’s and ROL’s, Planned Maintenance, DDA Adaptations.

2. Employment History and Achievements
28/07/2014 – 19/02/2016 Durham County Council (Estimator/QS)
 Pricing major and minor work tenders for schools/public building’s/children’s
homes/leisure centre’s
 Using DCC schedule of rates and first principle build up rates
 Input contract details into DCC pricing systemto generate quote number
 Populate DCC pricing system with bill of quantities sections, that can be produced
from building surveyors and myself using drawing’s and specification details
 Produce preliminaries for each contract
 Risk analysis included in contingencies
 Send out enquiries to subcontractors
 Deal with subcontractors and agree any variations that may arise
17/10/2012 – 30/05/2014 Glazing Vision (Diss) Area Sales Manager
 Pricing Rooflights to Architects/Contractors/Householders design
 Specifying Rooflight to include in tender documents ie. Specification required and
design (Fixed,Vision vent & Access, Sliding or Box)
 Meeting Architects to discuss our products in greater detail and looking at budgets
that are achieveable
 Using Barbour to create Leads for forthcoming and existing Projects
 Meeting’s with Sales manager/director to discuss KPI’s are maintained
 Input of all enquiries in my area to a CRM systemand drop in any correspondence
relating including specification change/revised price/proforma invoice/invoice/sage
payment details
April 2009 – July 2011 R G Carter (Bury St Edmunds) Estimator
 Pricing Tesco stores and Acquisition stores for Waitrose
 Achievements: Won Ramsey Tesco eco store near Peterborough, worth £8m.
October 2008 – Feb 2009 Morgan Ashurst (Norwich) Estimator
 Pricing small works projects
 Achievements: Won refurbishments up to a value of £500k.

3. August 2007 – Oct 2008 Taylor Woodrow (Darlington) Senior
Estimator
 Pricing Commercial and Residential: Colleges and Tesco stores ranging from £5m up
to £50m.
 Achievements:
o Won Blackburn shopping centre – part refurbisment of existing and part new
build, worth £32m.
o Won Hemsworth Tesco store, including a new junior school and playing
fields, new library, and bus terminal – worth £15m.
October 2006 - July 2007 TM Ward Contracts (Darlington) Estimator
 Pricing groundwork tenders for road construction, offices, retail developments and
colleges up to a value of £1.5m.
 Achievements:
o Won Darlington eastern corridor road - £1.5m.
o Won several retail developments in the area.
November 2005- Sept 2006 MMP Group Ltd (Newton Aycliffe) Estimator
 Pricing Dry lining, Screed, External Render and Sto Therm Cladding up to a value of
£1.5m.
 Achievements:
o Won Beehive @ Darlington, Sto coloured render - £250k.
o Won Middlesbrough arts centre, screed throughout - £150k.
o Won Jesmond Dene @ Newcastle - internal refit - £500k.
July 2004 – Oct 2005 Frank Haslam Milan (Sunderland) Estimator
 Priced ‘Very Special Homes’ scheme for Sunderland Housing Group/ Your Homes
Newcastle to a Decent Homes Standard, including new kitchens, bathrooms and
Windows and associated works.
 Achievements:
o Won contracts - estimated costs were in the region of £20m, with more
phases to price in the future.

4. August 1999 – June 2004 Darlington Borough Council (Tech Assistant - Estates
/ Estimator)
 Pricing Internal and External Revitalisation projects to a Decent Homes Standard,
which included internally new kitchens, bathrooms and all associated works,
externally new fences front and back, patio’s, hardstands, edging kerbs and lawn.
Value of a typical scheme was circa £2m per phase.
 Achievements:
o Trained by Head of Estimating at DBC, and given small works projects to
estimate
o Re-measured schemes with the client’s quantity surveyor on a weekly basis
for the monthly valuation and agreeing architects instructions to be included
in the valuation total.
o Priced housing maintenance repairs through a Schedule of Rates document,
including Brickwork, Joinery, Plastering, Roofing and Decoration.
Nov 1990 - August 1999 Darlington Borough Council (Bonus Surveyor
/ Estimator)
 Evaluating weekly timesheets from all trades involved with revitalisation schemes
and calculating the bonus due to each operative.
 Re-measuring of random claims against the BOQ’s and, if found extra to contract,
issue a variation order to be signed by the client’s representative on site.
 Pricing footpath crossings and hardstands for vehicle access on private and council
dwellings.
Sept 1977 – Nov 1990 Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co Ltd (Cert
Engineer)
 To ensure every item of steelwork had the appropriate documentation required for
delivery to site, as established in the specification and drawings. The package of
documentation would have to be signed off by the certifying authority i.e. Lloyds
Register and the Client.

5. Training & Qualifications
Internal Estimating Training Programme (DBC)
Ladder Access Trained
Asbestos Awareness Courses
Team Building Course
General Health & Safety in the Workplace
Computer Literacy & Information Technology
MS Office packages
NCTEC – Senior General Accounting
NVQ Level 3 Certificate Assessing Vocational Achievement
(Customer Services) October 2012
Full clean driving licence
CRB checked
CSCS Cardholder
Hobbies & Interests
Active gardener
Sports enthusiast (mainly watching)
Additional Information
References available on request