Facade Estimator

Key Talent Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Talent Solutions is seeking an experienced Facade Estimator to join a specialist building envelope contractor in London, covering curtain walling, glazing, cladding and facade packages. You will price facade works, review drawings and build competitive tenders.

You will collaborate with commercial, design, procurement and project teams to secure high-quality work across a range of facade projects, ensuring pricing is practical and buildable.

Qualifications

• Estimating experience within facades, curtain walling, glazing or building envelope works.
• Strong understanding of aluminium glazing systems, curtain walling, windows, doors, cladding or wider facade packages.
• Ability to read technical drawings, specifications and scope documents.
• Good commercial awareness around labour, materials, subcontractors and preliminaries.
• Strong attention to detail and confident numerical ability.
• Good communication skills with suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Ability to manage tender deadlines and work across multiple enquiries.
• Experience across curtain walling, architectural glazing, structural glazing, aluminium windows and doors, rainscreen cladding, shopfronts or wider facade systems.

Responsibilities

• Preparing tenders for curtain walling, glazing and facade packages
• Reviewing drawings, specifications, schedules and tender documents
• Carrying out take-offs and building cost estimates
• Obtaining and comparing supplier and subcontractor quotations
• Identifying risks, exclusions, clarifications and value engineering opportunities
• Working with design and project teams to ensure pricing is practical and buildable
• Supporting tender submissions, handovers and post-tender queries

Skills

Estimating experience

Reading drawings

Commercial awareness

Numerical ability

Communication with suppliers

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Facade Estimator to join a specialist building envelope contractor working across curtain walling, glazing, cladding and facade packages.

This role would suit someone with strong estimating experience who understands how to price facade works accurately, review technical drawings, assess project risks and build clear, competitive tenders.

You will work closely with commercial, design, procurement and project teams to help secure high-quality work across a range of facade and glazing projects.

The role will involve:

• Preparing tenders for curtain walling, glazing, cladding and facade packages
• Reviewing drawings, specifications, schedules and tender documents
• Carrying out take-offs and building cost estimates
• Obtaining and comparing supplier and subcontractor quotations
• Identifying risks, exclusions, clarifications and value engineering opportunities
• Working with design and project teams to ensure pricing is practical and buildable
• Supporting tender submissions, handovers and post-tender queries

We are looking for someone with:

• Estimating experience within facades, curtain walling, glazing or building envelope works
• Strong understanding of aluminium glazing systems, curtain walling, windows, doors, cladding or wider facade packages
• Ability to read technical drawings, specifications and scope documents
• Good commercial awareness around labour, materials, subcontractors and preliminaries
• Strong attention to detail and confident numerical ability
• Good communication skills with suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams
• Ability to manage tender deadlines and work across multiple enquiries

Experience across curtain walling, architectural glazing, structural glazing, aluminium windows and doors, rainscreen cladding, shopfronts or wider facade systems would be highly relevant.

This could suit a Facade Estimator, Glazing Estimator, Cladding Estimator, Curtain Walling Estimator or Estimator with strong building envelope experience.