Estimator

Otis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Scholarship program

Career progression

Job summary

Otis London is seeking an Estimator to join the estimation/booking function, delivering timely, accurate bid proposals for major projects and ensuring customer commitments.

You will manage tenders, build client relationships, and rely on strong engineering drawings knowledge, with a target-driven, solution-focused approach; Otis offers career progression and comprehensive development programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project/bid preparation role.
• Engineering or Construction sector background (Elevator/Escalator desirable).
• Strong understanding of architectural/structural drawings.
• Proven ability to work to targets with a confident telephone manner.
• Good IT skills and highly organized.
• Problem solving with a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage tenders and budget estimates for major projects.
• Use quotation sources to generate quotes and estimates for customers.
• Track and follow up on quotations.
• Build strong customer relationships.
• Stay up to date on packages to ensure accurate quotations.

Skills

Bid preparation

Engineering background

Architectural/structural drawings

Target driven

IT skills

Problem solving

Engineering degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-12 Country: United Kingdom Location: Otis London, 96 Great Suffolk Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0BE

Would you like to join a truly international, talent driven company that values Safety, Ethics, Quality, Innovation and Employee Opportunity? We’re now seeking an Estimator, based in London who’s ready to help us deliver on our commitments today, and leave their fingerprints on the organization for years to come.

The successful candidate will be integral in helping the team’s performance through proactive involvement in the estimation /booking function. You will ensure the timely production of accurate bid proposals and approvals for major projects, by delivering all necessary bid components to agreed targets, deadlines, and customer commitments for desired financial and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all tenders and budget estimates for major projects
• Use a variety of quotation sources to generate quotes and estimates for customers
• Track and follow up on all quotations
• Build strong customer relationships
• Gain industry knowledge and keep up to date on all packages available to ensure accurate quotations

Key Qualifications

• Previous experience in a project/ bid preparation role
• A background within the Engineering or Construction sector (Elevator/ Escalator industry desirable)
• A strong understanding architectural/ structural schematic drawings
• Proven ability working to targets and have a confident, clear telephone manner with a positive “can-do” attitude
• Good IT skills and be highly organised
• Problem solving skills, with a solutions orientated mindset and the ability to think outside the box
• Bachelors level degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience

What we offer you

• Strong Remuneration Package
• A real commitment to career progression with access to funded study schemes such as our industry leading Employee Scholarship Program and Educational Assistance Scheme
• A culture which encourages innovative ideas and appreciates our talent is the key to our success

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio. You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers!

We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do.

We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do.

Equal Opportunity

Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law.

To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

We go to great lengths to hire and develop the best people, and offer a supportive environment where employees are motivated and empowered to perform at their full potential. Today, we continue pushing the boundaries of what's possible to thrive in a taller, faster, smarter world.