Technical Sales Estimator / Calculator

AVC; West-Vlaanderen; Remote; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget / company car

Group insurance

39 hr work week

Job summary

AVC Gemino in Kortrijk, West Flanders, is seeking a Technical Sales Estimator who links Sales, Engineering, Production and Project Management to produce accurate, competitive quotations. You will translate architectural plans and client requirements into feasible costs and commercial offers.

You will analyse drawings, determine quantities, calculate material, transport and installation costs, prepare pricing files with Sales, and ensure a smooth handover to Project Management.

Qualifications

• Technical or construction background and strong commercial awareness.
• Ability to read architectural drawings, details and technical specifications.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a structured and accurate way of working.
• Good communication skills in Dutch and French; English is an important additional asset.

Responsibilities

• Analyse architectural drawings, specifications, tender documents and client requirements.
• Determine quantities and technical requirements for glazed partitions, solid partitions, doors, fire-rated systems and related solutions.
• Calculate material, production, transport, installation and subcontracting costs.
• Prepare cost calculations, pricing files and commercial quotations in close cooperation with Sales.
• Request, analyse and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations where required.
• Verify margins, cost assumptions and commercial conditions before quotations are issued.
• Identify technical alternatives and value-engineering opportunities to improve competitiveness, feasibility or margin where needed.

Skills

Technical background

Commercial awareness

Dutch language

French language

English language

Job description

As Technical Sales Estimator, you will be the link between Sales, Engineering, Production and Project Management. You will translate architectural plans, specifications and client requirements into accurate, competitive and technically feasible quotations.

You will work closely with Sales, from the first project enquiry through to the quotation, while coordinating with Engineering, Production and Project Management to ensure what we quote can be delivered in practice.
Your role allows Sales to focus on client relationships, business development, negotiation and closing, while you take ownership of the technical and commercial quality of the quotation.

Your function

Key responsibilities:

Analyse architectural drawings, specifications, tender documents and client requirements

Determine quantities and technical requirements for glazed partitions, solid partitions, doors, fire-rated systems and related solutions

Calculate material, production, transport, installation and subcontracting costs

Prepare cost calculations, pricing files and commercial quotations in close cooperation with Sales

Request, analyse and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations where required

Verify margins, cost assumptions and commercial conditions before quotations are issued

Identify technical alternatives and value-engineering opportunities to improve competitiveness, feasibility or margin where needed.Coordinate with Engineering, Production and Operations when technical validation is required

Ensure a clear handover of awarded projects to Project Management and Production

Maintain and improve pricing databases, calculation standards and estimating tools, including opportunities for digitilisation and automation
The Estimator and Sales work closely together, with clear responsibilities throughout the commercial process. Together they turn an opportunity into a technically sound, commercially viable and deliverable project.

Your profile

We are looking for someone with a technical or construction-related background and strong commercial awareness.

You will ideally have:

Confidence reading architectural drawings, details and technical specifications

Strong numerical and analytical skills with a structured and accurate way of working

A practical and commercially minded approach to technical challenges

The ability to work effectively with Sales, Engineering, Production and Project Management

Proactive to identifying risks, missing information and opportunities for optimization

Good communication skills in Dutch and French; English is an important additional asset

An interest in digital tools and improving or automating quotation processes
What success looks like:

Faster, more consistent and accurate quotations

Fewer technical or commercial surprises after order confirmation

Better protection and visibility of project margins

More time for Sales to focus on customers and new business

Practical technical alternatives that help AVC Gemino win projects

A more efficient and increasingly digital estimation process

We offer

A key role with real ownership and responsibility

Varied projects and technical challenges

Freedom to take initiative and improve how we work

Direct communication and quick decision making

Competitive salary, depending on experience

Mobility budget / company car

Group insurance

39 hr work week with a stable and predictable work schedule

20 holidays + 6 ADV

LOCATION

Kortrijk, West Flanders – based at the AVC Gemino offices, with easy access from surrounding region. In-office, full time position.