Electrical Estimator

BidRecruitment; Essex; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BidRecruitment seeks an experienced Bid Estimator for a client in Waltham Abbey, Essex, to support competitive tender submissions across electrical compliance, planned maintenance and social housing contracts. You will build cost models for EICRs, remedial works, emergency lighting and smoke alarm installations, owning bids from review to submission.

A strong understanding of public sector procurement and NHF SORs will help you develop winning pricing strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating or bid estimating in electrical, compliance, construction or maintenance sectors.
• Strong Excel skills and commercial awareness.
• Familiarity with NEC/JCT contracts and framework bidding.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of bids from initial review through to submission.
• Develop winning pricing strategies and ensure pricing is commercially sound and aligned with business objectives.

Skills

Electrical estimating

Tendering

Cost modeling

Public sector contracting

Excel proficiency

Tools

NHF SORs

NEC/JCT contracts

Job description

My client is seeking an experienced Bid Estimator to join their growing team in Waltham Abbey, supporting the delivery of competitive and commercially robust tender submissions across electrical compliance, planned maintenance and social housing contracts. The successful candidate will have strong electrical estimating experience, with the ability to prepare accurate cost models for EICRs, electrical remedial works, emergency lighting, smoke alarm installations and wider maintenance programmes. You will take ownership of bids from initial review through to submission, ensuring all pricing is commercially sound, technically compliant and aligned with business objectives.

This role would suit someone with a strong understanding of public sector and social housing contracts, including framework agreements and procurement processes. Working closely with operational, commercial and bid teams, you will assess tender opportunities, obtain and evaluate supply chain quotations, identify project risks and develop winning pricing strategies. A sound knowledge of Schedule of Rates pricing is essential, particularly NHF SORs, and applicants should be confident building estimates that accurately reflect labour, materials, subcontractor costs and project risk.

To be considered, you must have previous estimating or bid estimating experience within the electrical, compliance, construction or maintenance sectors, alongside excellent commercial awareness and strong Excel skills. Experience within social housing, local authority or public sector environments is highly desirable, as is familiarity with NEC/JCT contracts and framework-based bidding. This is an excellent time to join the business as they are growing the pre-construction and work winning functions after a busy period of acquisitions.