Location: West London

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Package (Pension + Bonus + Healthcare + Healthcare)

The Client:

A great exclusive opportunity has arisen in the estimating field with my client who has over 30 years’ worth of experience in the industry! They operate in the design, installation, and maintenance of building services across a variety of disciplines and sectors and work on projects from £50k to £16m+. They are going through a strong growth period and with their current revenue in excess of £55m, they only have plans for continuous growth.

The Role:

Reporting to the Pre-Construction Director, the Mechanical Estimator will be responsible for the handling of new tender enquiries, liaising with professional teams / principal contractors, mid / post bid tender interviews. leading the pricing of mechanical services. This is a role which has a clear progression path.

Key Responsibilites: 

• Organise site surveys, understanding survey requirements and submission method
• Attend tender interviews with client team and principal contractor
• Liaise with internal departments such as commercial, operations and design to gather key information for the tender enquiry
• Understand the employer’s requirement/ tender documents and specification to despatch enquires to subcontractors, specialist subcontractors and suppliers.
• Assess suitability of subcontractor quotes and compliance with tender document, achieving best value at tender stage.
• Undertake take-offs of tender drawings and input data into estimation software
• Ensure all elements of tender are accounted for prior to the tender being submitted.
• Stipulate cost reports taking into consideration required mark-up.
• Upon tender success lead tender handover meeting with operations and commercial teams, providing ongoing assistance throughout the project duration.

Ideal Candidate: 

• Background in Mechanical Estimating is essential.
• Experience working in the commercial sector is essential.
• Have an Engineering Background and be familiar with tender Design and Build Schemes as well as build only.
• Strong communication Skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Be keen to develop and progress within the Estimating Department.