Electrical Estimator & Tender Strategist

Bimplus; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Pension

Private healthcare

24 days annual leave

Job summary

Bimplus is seeking a hands-on estimator with electrical estimating experience and Trimble knowledge to drive tender opportunities near Cambridge. The role involves maintaining databases, preparing estimates, and coordinating with suppliers and subcontractors to optimise costs.

You will also develop client relationships, review enquiry documents, and contribute to value engineering on tenders while communicating effectively with customers throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical estimating and Trimble software.
• Business development/client generation experience is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify new opportunities to grow the business and generate tender enquiries.
• Maintain the customer and sub-contractor database.
• Review initial enquiry documentation.
• Provide estimation documents and filing for estimates.
• Send, track and receive specialist subcontract package enquiries.
• Produce detailed quotations considering material and labour resources.
• Negotiate costs and purchasing quotations with suppliers & sub-contractors pre-tender.
• Record all new enquiries in the database.
• Communicate with customers throughout the tender process.
• Supervise one team member.
• Carry out value engineering on project tenders.
• Carry out customer visits.

Skills

Electrical estimating

Business development

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Trimble software

Job description

Bimplus is seeking a hands-on estimator with electrical estimating experience and Trimble knowledge to drive tender opportunities near Cambridge. The role involves maintaining databases, preparing estimates, and coordinating with suppliers and subcontractors to optimise costs.

You will also develop client relationships, review enquiry documents, and contribute to value engineering on tenders while communicating effectively with customers throughout the process.