Estimator - Projects Department

Artic Building Services Limited; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sickness Scheme

Data retention consent

Background check

Job summary

Artic Building Services Ltd is seeking an Estimator for the Projects Department in Dartford to manage bids from contract detail to handover.

You will prepare estimates, manage deadlines, assess risks, and ensure compliant, timely bids while developing supplier relationships.

Using Amtech and Monday.com, you will package costs, provide weekly updates, and identify value-engineered options.

Qualifications

• Technically electrically biased knowledge.
• Ability to deal with people across a broad spectrum of skills and levels.
• Advanced organisational and time management skills.
• A high level of drive and energy, pro-active and self-motivated.
• Adept with estimating and winning projects up to £2M.
• Full understanding of NEC/JCT Contract and other standard construction forms of contract.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience within an M &/or E Projects-led environment.

Responsibilities

• Strictly apply the requirements of the ABSL Projects 'Bid No Bid' protocols, escalating to management any queries.
• Prepare all required project-related estimates by reviewing/gathering contract detail, drawings, specifications and any other related documents, including on-site attendance.
• Manage all estimate deadlines in a priority and organised method.
• Evaluate and highlight any operational and commercial risk before agreeing to proceed, following the requirements of the bid/no bid process.
• Ensure full bid submission compliance — all tenders submitted on time, in the correct format, and meeting all client/contract requirements. Any non-compliance or risk of late submission must be escalated immediately to Tom Griffiths.
• Maintain and report on bid submission compliance metrics, including submission rates, on-time delivery, and win/loss outcomes, providing regular updates to the Commercial & Programme Manager.
• Using Amtech, identify and detail — in a transparent and modular method — all labour, material, specialist and time requirements, offering the most compliant scope and cost whilst achieving desired margins per job.
• Using our management software, Monday.com , weekly updates as owner of bids, with support to other owners as required.
• Offer variant or value-engineered bids as and when required.
• Create depth to our Sub Contractor and Supply Chain by challenging the current base and introducing skilled alternatives.
• Enhance our current costing database to be more uniform and applicable to size/type of works in a 'packaged' manner.
• At inception of any accepted project, ensure the company Project 'Handover and Mobilisation Checklist' is completed to the required standard.
• During handover, detail any possible opportunities for contract variations or specific contract risk items to the Project Management team.
• Support with all Health and Safety issues.

Skills

Estimating up to £2M

NEC/JCT contracts

Organisational skills

People skills

Self-motivated

M&E knowledge

Electrical bias

Tools

Amtech

Monday.com

Job description

Artic Building Services is a leader in Hard Facilities Management across London and the Home Counties. We offer a comprehensive suite of technical and engineering solutions, ensuring the smooth operation of your Mechanical, Electrical, and Hard FM Plant.

Job Description:

Job Specification

Job Role: Estimator – Projects Dept.

Location: Dartford

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Start Date: TBC

Duration: Permanent

Reporting To: Commercial & Programme Manager

About Artic Building Services Ltd

Artic Building Services Ltd is an established and recognised leader within the M&E and Facilities Management sector. Via our standards and reputation within this industry we have successfully attained a solid foundation of varied blue-chip clients, both commercial and public.

The department's central figurehead for all tendering opportunities and output, together with the winning of and handover of awarded works within the Project Management team.

Skills Required

Technically Electrically biased knowledge, but awareness of all core M&E works.

Ability to deal with people across a broad spectrum of skills and levels.

Advanced organisational and time management skills.

A high level of drive and energy, pro-active and self-motivated.

Adept with estimating and winning projects up to £2M.

Full understanding of NEC/JCT Contract and other standard construction forms of contract.

Minimum of 2 years' experience within an M &/or E Projects-led environment.

Job Duties

Strictly apply the requirements of the ABSL Projects "Bid No Bid" protocols, escalating to management any queries.

Prepare all required project-related estimates by reviewing/gathering contract detail, drawings, specifications and any other related documents, including on-site attendance.

Manage all estimate deadlines in a priority and organised method.

Evaluate and highlight any operational and commercial risk before agreeing to proceed, following the requirements of the bid/no bid process.

Ensure full bid submission compliance — all tenders submitted on time, in the correct format, and meeting all client/contract requirements. Any non-compliance or risk of late submission must be escalated immediately to Tom Griffiths.

Maintain and report on bid submission compliance metrics, including submission rates, on-time delivery, and win/loss outcomes, providing regular updates to the Commercial & Programme Manager.

Using Amtech, identify and detail — in a transparent and modular method — all labour, material, specialist and time requirements, offering the most compliant scope and cost whilst achieving desired margins per job.

Using our management software, Monday.com , weekly updates as owner of bids, with support to other owners as required.

Offer variant or value-engineered bids as and when required.

Create depth to our Sub Contractor and Supply Chain by challenging the current base and introducing skilled alternatives.

Enhance our current costing database to be more uniform and applicable to size/type of works in a "packaged" manner.

At inception of any accepted project, ensure the company Project "Handover and Mobilisation Checklist" is completed to the required standard.

During handover, detail any possible opportunities for contract variations or specific contract risk items to the Project Management team.

Support with all Health and Safety issues.

Health and Safety

As a member of the team, you will be required to fulfil our legal duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your actions, and to follow all guidance and instructions given in this respect.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability

What we offer

• Sickness Scheme
• I agree with having my data stored for 36 months.
• When you apply, we may conduct a background check using public databases and websites and utilising a web search engine. Your CV may be retained for a maximum period of one year.