We’re on the lookout for an Estimator to join our well established and respected client based in Loughborough on a full time, permanent basis.

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (depending on experience).

Hours: 07:45 – 16:45 Monday – Thursday and 07:45 – 14:15 on Friday.

The Role:

As an Estimator, you will be responsible for receiving new enquiries, estimating and converting orders into manufacturing packages for fabrication. You will also be required to provide a detailed handover of the quotation to the Contracts Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Read technical tender drawings.
• Extract and price materials.
• Proactively interact with other members of the team to produce competitive bids.
• Using practical knowledge put times to costing materials, labour, site operations including plant to complete comprehensive take-off and tender submission.
• Establish supply chain costs to be included in tenders.
• Generate quotation documents and send to clients.
• Liaise with customers, identifying and securing business opportunities from both existing and new clients.
• Negotiate and complete tenders to sales.
• Build up a consistent system of market prices
• Provide a timely response and an exceptional level of service to all enquiries.
• Follow up initial submission with client feedback.
• Upon tender award, set up and present to a handover meeting with Contracts team.

Essential Requirements:

• Strong understanding of structural, secondary, and architectural steel work.
• Experience within a similar Estimating role within the industry.
• Ability to read Technical/architectural drawings.
• Understanding of building law and regulations, contract law and health & safety law.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent financial and numerical skills and sound commercial awareness.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Strong communication and negotiating skills.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills.
• Familiar with TEKLA Structures Software.

If you are looking for the next step in your career with a well-established and respected local company, give Courtney a call on 07385 660 388 or apply for this role now!

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