Mechanical Estimator

Headley Professional Recruitment Ltd; Ossett; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable mechanical and electrical contracting firm based in the UK seeks a Mechanical Estimator to join their team. You will manage the cost estimation process and ensure accurate submissions throughout the bidding phase. The ideal candidate must have over 2 years of experience in a similar position within the M&E industry and possess strong organizational, management, and negotiation skills. This position offers the opportunity to work under tight deadlines while maintaining the quality of submissions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in a similar position within the M&E industry.

Responsibilities

• Ensure tenders/estimates comply with processes and mitigate risks.
• Communicate with customers and scope requirements.
• Negotiate pricing for materials and labor.
• Prepare detailed tender documents.
• Develop relationships with key sub-contractors and clients.
• Ensure professional submissions in line with tender requirements.

Skills

Excellent organisation and planning skills

Ability to negotiate pricing

Strong management skills

Technical skills

Job description

My client is a mechanical & electrical contractor who specialise in retail fit out and construction projects across the UK. They are based near Wakefield and have an excellent reputation and history of producing quality, fast track projects across the sector for some leading retail clients.

They are now recruiting a Mechanical Estimator or an M&E Estimator on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will work in a small team of estimators and report to the Commercial Director. Working in the commercial team the Mechanical Estimator will help manage a continual pipeline of opportunities and will be responsible for ensuring accurate cost estimates and robust commercial submissions are in place for each bid, working across the whole business. Taking responsibility for the commercial submission, you will oversee the bid from tender stage through to contract award. This is a role that requires the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines. It will require strong management and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all tenders/estimates and cost proposals are compliant to processes, mitigating and advising of risk, delivering opportunities, and buying gains.
• Communicating with current and prospective customers, scoping requirements, taking client briefs using previous experience to provide a consultative approach
• Negotiating Pricing for required Materials & labour
• Preparing detailed tender documents inline with client requirement
• Develop new and build existing relationships with key sub-contractors.
• Develop key relationships with customers, client project surveyors and client's advisors.
• Ensuring proposals are professionally submitted in line with tender requirements.

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years spent in a similar position for a similar M&E company within the industry.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills