Estimator

Pratap Partnership Ltd; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist manufacturer located in Huddersfield is seeking an Estimator to join its experienced team. The successful candidate will review customer enquiries, prepare accurate quotations, and maintain records. Required skills include strong IT and numerical abilities, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and previous experience in construction or an estimating role is preferred. The position offers benefits like hybrid working, a pension scheme, and a discretionary performance-based bonus.

Benefits

21 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Medical insurance

Hybrid working

Discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, manufacturing, building, or joinery.
• Previous experience in an Estimator or Quantity Surveying role preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess incoming customer enquiries.
• Prepare quotations with all required information.
• Liaise with customers on technical and commercial requirements.
• Interpret architects drawings.
• Calculate costs for quotations.

Skills

IT skills

Numerical skills

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Estimator

£30,000

£35,000 DOE

Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Huddersfield area, West Yorkshire

A specialist manufacturer, located in the Huddersfield area, is seeking an Estimator to join its established and experienced estimating team.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and assess incoming customer enquiries
• Ensure all required information is available prior to preparing quotations
• Liaise with customers to clarify technical and commercial requirements
• Interpret architects drawings and bills of quantities
• Calculate costs and prepare accurate quotations
• Maintain accurate enquiry and quotation records
• Follow up quotations and monitor outcomes
• Process customer orders once quotations are accepted

About You

• Experience within construction, manufacturing, building, or joinery
• Previous experience in an Estimator or Quantity Surveying role preferred
• Strong IT and numerical skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident communicator who works well within a team

Benefits

• 21 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company pension scheme
• Medical insurance and death-in-service cover
• Hybrid working available
• Discretionary bonus based on company performance