Engineering Estimator

Engineering Recruit Scotland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Backing from parent group

Job summary

Lanarkshire-based Estimator (Fabrication & Machining) is required to turn customer drawings into priced estimates for fabricated and machined structures. You will determine methods, times, materials, and ensure quotes are both competitive and profitable.

The role reports directly to the Managing Director in a small, close team environment. A stable business backed by a profitable parent group is investing in growth, with fast decision-making and contribution valued.

Qualifications

• Experience estimating in a mechanical engineering or fabrication environment.
• Able to read customer drawings and specifications, calculating fabrication and machining times.
• Strong organisational skills with Excel/Word; familiarity with MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Turn customer drawings and specs into planned, priced quotes for fabricated and machined structures.
• Plan each job up front to enable quick, accurate production start after order won.
• Negotiate prices and lead times with suppliers; ensure quotes are competitive and profitable.
• Collaborate with the estimating team and present faster/better estimation ideas to the MD.

Skills

Reading drawings

Estimating

Excel

MRP system

Supplier negotiation

Tools

MRP system

Word

Job description

Estimator (Fabrication & Machining)

Lanarkshire | £45,000 to £50,000

Highly varied workload: fabricated structures one day, machined components the next

Report directly to the Managing Director, so your ideas get heard and put in place

A stable business, currently being invested in, with the backing of a highly profitable parent group

THE CLIENT

An established engineering manufacturer that is stable, currently being invested in, and part of a highly profitable parent group. That means the backing is there and the business is moving forward. It's a small, close team where everyone's contribution counts towards the result. This is a new position, created to add to the estimating function rather than to replace someone. It reports directly to the Managing Director, with no management hierarchy in between, so a better way of doing things can be raised, agreed and implemented quickly.

THE ROLE

You'll turn customer drawings and specifications into planned, priced estimates for fabricated and machined structures and components. That means working out the method, the fabrication and machining times and the materials, so each quote is both competitive and profitable. The workload is highly varied, so no two enquiries look the same, and quick turnaround matters. You'll deal with suppliers on material pricing, availability and technical requirements. You'll also plan each job up front so that when an order is won, Procurement and Production can start quickly and accurately. You'll share ideas and experience within the estimating team. Because you report straight to the MD, if you see a faster or more accurate way to estimate, you can put it forward and see it happen.

ABOUT YOU

You'll already be estimating in a mechanical engineering, subcontract fabrication or machining environment. You're comfortable reading customer drawings and specifications, calculating fabrication and machining times, and talking confidently with suppliers and customers. You know a price has to win the work and make money at the same time. You're well organised, at home on an MRP system and in Word and Excel, and always looking for faster ways to estimate accurately. You'll enjoy a small team environment where a sense of humour goes a long way. You may currently be an Estimator, Estimating Engineer, Cost Estimator or Quotations Engineer.

THE REWARDS

• £45,000 to £50,000 basic salary
• Full-time, permanent position