HV Estimator

Brush Group; Ampfield; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 26+ days + bank

Hybrid working

Life insurance 4x salary

Enhanced pension

Employee assistance programme

GP24 remote access

BRUSHRewards

Maternity/Paternity support

Bike2work

Long service awards

Professional development

Job summary

BRUSH Group is seeking a skilled HV Estimator to price work from enquiry through submission for 11 kV to 132 kV projects. Based at our Hook Office with hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 at home), you will read drawings, price from first principles, and manage supply chain quotes.

The role supports DNO/IDNO and industrial/renewable scopes. Ideal candidates have HV pricing experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to coordinate with Design, Engineering, Procurement and Operations to

Qualifications

• Reading drawings, SLDs and specifications to inform a full cost model.
• Able to price from first principles with clear assumptions.
• Experience managing live tenders across bid stages.
• Knowledge of HV pricing in ICP/DNO/IDNO contexts.
• Proficient in Excel and cost estimation tools.

Responsibilities

• Take a job from enquiry to submission with a priced plan.
• Read drawings/SLDs and define inclusions and exclusions.
• Price substations, cables, transformers, switchgear, and civils.
• Coordinate with supply chain, design and operations.
• Identify risks and cost-saving opportunities; document them.
• Prepare priced schedules, project summaries and packs for approvals.
• Support bid responses and ensure on-time tender submission.

Skills

Read drawings

Price from first principles

Excel proficiency

Tender management

Stakeholder management

HV pricing experience

Education

HNC/HND or degree in electrical engineering

Tools

SLDs reading

G81 knowledge

DNO/IDNO specifications

Cost modelling tools

Job description

About The Role

Why choose us?

BRUSH Group provides the energy solutions that help power our built world. From power transformers to switchgear and engineering solutions, for generations, the BRUSH brand has stood for engineering excellence.
We are committed to supporting the global effort for industrial decarbonisation and sustainable development and have set ambitious objectives to achieve our target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

What's the role?

Reporting into the Estimating manager, the HV Estimator role prices the work that takes BRUSH Power Solutions from enquiry to a winning, deliverable bid. Most of it sits between 11 kV and 132 kV - substations, connections, cabling and the associated electrical plant/equipment.

It is a permanent seat in a busy tendering team, supporting a strong pipeline of DNO, IDNO, industrial and renewable work. The estimator owns the number from first look at the drawings through to submission. That means a clean cost build-up, an honest view of risk, and a bid that Design and Operations can actually build if awarded.

Working Conditions - The role will be based from our Hook Office (Bartley Point) on a hybrid working basis (typically 3 days office 2 days home working). 40 contractual hours per week Monday - Friday.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take a job from enquiry to submission and build the price from first principles - plant, materials, labour, plant hire, prelims, subcontract and risk.
• Ability to read the drawings, SLDs and specifications and be clear about what is in, what is out, and what we are assuming - including G81, DNO / IDNO and ENA requirements.
• Price the scope of works: substations, cable routes, transformers and switchgear, protection and control, civils interfaces, connections and commissioning.
• Go out to the supply chain, check the quotes, challenge them when they don't look right, and keep our rates and supplier relationships current.
• Spot the risks, the programme pinch-points and the places we can save money - and write them down so nobody is surprised later.
• Put together the priced schedule, a project summary and the internal pack for internal approval.
• Liaise with Design, Engineering, Procurement and Operations while the price is being built
• Help with responding on any bid queries
• Achieve the tender return date.
• Support any post-tender meetings requests and complete a tender handover to the delivery team.
• Keep to BPS commercial, safety and quality standards on every submission

What we're looking for:

• An HNC, HND or degree in electrical engineering (or related discipline) desirable however extensive hands-on operational experience demonstrating an equivalent level of technical capability is essential
• Ability to build a price from first principles and can show how the number was reached.
• Comfortable with drawings, SLDs and specifications, and able to turn them into a full cost model.
• Ability to challenge a number that doesn't feel right and captures any assumptions made.
• Able to manage live tenders at various bid stages.
• Able to explain and present the work produced both internally and externally.
• Build good relationship with key stakeholders both internal and external.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Proven experience of HV pricing work in an ICP, DNO, IDNO, OEM solutions or principal-contractor setting.
• Has priced 33 kV and / or 132 kV jobs - substations, connections, cabling or similar - and can talk through how it was done.
• Working knowledge of G81, NERS / ICP requirements and DNO / IDNO specifications.
• Experience working with supply chain teams and working with design and delivery teams against a tender clock.
• Desirable, not essential: BESS, solar, data centre, industrial or rail HV connections.
• Desirable, not essential: transmission or EHV packages, and framework call-off pricing.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• Holiday allowance starting at 26 days per annumplus bank holidays (pro rata for part time roles)
• Flexible and Hybrid working options (role dependant)
• Life insurance - 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced Company Pension scheme
• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• GP24 Service - Access to remote, private GP services 24/7, 365 days a year plus Second Medical Opinions.
• BRUSHRewards - Discover plenty of ways to get more active and make great savings on everyday essentials as well as gifts for loved ones, holidays and special treats for yourself.
• Family friendly policies including Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
• Bike2work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Developing our people is important to us - we support and encourage development by offering ongoing professional development and training.

About The Organisation

BRUSH Power Solutions is able to deliver at every stage of a project's lifecycle. From initial design and consultancy through to construction, testing, commissioning and connection, the team are on hand to provide comprehensive end-to-end HV infrastructure solutions for projects from 11kV to 400kV.

Along with the expertise BRUSH Power Solutions offers, our wider Power division also includes specialist ICP-accredited energy infrastructure contractor, McGowan Infrastructure. Often working in fragile and protected environments, the team utilise sustainable technologies to operate in way that minimises environmental impact, increasing biodiversity, and restores natural habitats.