Electrical Estimator

Curve Recruitment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Holiday entitlement (25 days + Bank/HB

Company pension

Healthcare

Job summary

Curve Recruitment is seeking an Electrical Estimator for a reputable regional M&E contractor in Cambridge or Norwich. You will prepare accurate tenders for electrical projects across East Anglia, typically valued between £2m and £6m, and work within the pre-construction team.

The role offers a salary of £50,000-£65,000 with benefits including car allowance, pension and healthcare. Applicants should have electrical qualifications, strong negotiation skills and experience tendering in the

Qualifications

• Overall knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of electrical systems and their installation methods.
• Experience within in a similar position as an Electrical Estimator within the commercial sector.
• Confident communicator.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet set deadlines whilst managing multiple tenders.
• The ability to plan, co-ordinate and prioritise tenders.
• Electrical qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Preparing accurate and competitive electrical tenders using estimating software package.
• Close liaison with new and existing clients regarding any enquiries received and assigned, always representing the business in a professional manner.
• Attend site surveys or tender interviews.
• Manage the tender process from initial enquiry through to final submission.
• Liaise with other departments regarding completion of all information as identified as required within the enquiry.
• Evaluate supplier and sub-contract returns to ensure compliance with the tender specification.
• Maintaining and updating cost databases to reflect current market trends, material prices and labour costs ensuring accuracy and competitiveness.
• Provide ongoing assistance to the projects team if requests for the generation of variation costs are received.

Skills

Estimating software

Client liaison

Tendering

Negotiation

Electrical knowledge

Time management

Education

Electrical qualifications

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Electrical Estimator

Location: Cambridge or Norwich

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000

Benefits: Car allowance, 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Healthcare

A reputable regional M&E Contractor is looking for an Electrical Estimator to join their established team in Cambridge or Norwich. The company provides M&E services to a wide range of clients across a variety of sectors including Commercial, Education, Research & Development, Healthcare and Leisure. These projects are typically valued between £2m and £6m.

As the Electrical Estimator you will play a key role within the pre-construction team, responsible for producing accurate and competitive tenders for a variety of electrical projects throughout East Anglia and the surrounding regions.

This role is also open for an ambitious Assistant Electrical Estimator to develop their career in estimating and step into the commercial side of projects gaining valuable knowledge and guidance to pre-construction from an experienced M&E team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing accurate and competitive electrical tenders using estimating software package.
• Close liaison with new and existing clients regarding any enquiries received and assigned, always representing the business in a professional manner.
• Attend site surveys or tender interviews.
• Manage the tender process from initial enquiry through to final submission.
• Liaise with other departments regarding completion of all information as identified as required within the enquiry.
• Evaluate supplier and sub-contract returns to ensure compliance with the tender specification.
• Maintaining and updating cost databases to reflect current market trends, material prices and labour costs ensuring accuracy and competitiveness.
• Provide ongoing assistance to the projects team if requests for the generation of variation costs are received.

Qualifications and Experience

• Overall knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of electrical systems and their installation methods.
• Experience within in a similar position as an Electrical Estimator within the commercial sector.
• Confident communicator.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet set deadlines whilst managing multiple tenders.
• The ability to plan, co-ordinate and prioritise tenders.
• Electrical qualifications.

Please contact Adam Brown on (phone number removed) / (phone number removed) for more information about this role or if you are interested in a new opportunity within the Building Services sector (Electrical Estimator, Senior Electrical Estimator, MEP Estimator, M&E Estimator)