Marine Commercial Trainee: Estimating & Bids

Balaena; Falmouth; In loco; GBP 18.000 - 24.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Pension up to 4%

Life cover 7x salary

Sick pay

Dental care

Optical care

Counselling services

Mental health support

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Descrizione del lavoro

Balaena in the UK is seeking a Trainee Commercial Practitioner to begin a rewarding commercial career within marine engineering projects. You will learn to assess project requirements, develop cost estimates and build bid documents alongside experienced colleagues.

Bring an engineering qualification or cadetship/apprenticeship experience and a drive to grow your commercial skills. This entry role offers structured learning and exposure to a range of marine projects at Balaena.

Competenze

• Strong numerical ability and problem solving mindset.
• Good analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Clear and effective communication, able to work with multiple teams.

Mansioni

• Learn how to assess project requirements, specs and drawings to support accurate cost estimates.
• Develop understanding of material, labour, equipment and subcontractor costing.
• Build detailed cost breakdowns, proposals and bid documents with experienced colleagues.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Engineers and other stakeholders to gather information for submissions.
• Review supplier and subcontractor quotations to identify best-value solutions.
• Support value engineering and cost-saving initiatives within bids.
• Grow estimating and commercial capability through structured learning.
• Gain experience across marine and engineering projects within the commercial team.

Conoscenze

Numerical skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Formazione

Engineering qualification

Cadetship or apprenticeship

Descrizione del lavoro

Balaena in the UK is seeking a Trainee Commercial Practitioner to begin a rewarding commercial career within marine engineering projects. You will learn to assess project requirements, develop cost estimates and build bid documents alongside experienced colleagues.

Bring an engineering qualification or cadetship/apprenticeship experience and a drive to grow your commercial skills. This entry role offers structured learning and exposure to a range of marine projects at Balaena.