Planning and Estimating Engineer

Holt Engineering; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Cross-functional exposure

Job summary

Holt Engineering in Weymouth is seeking a Planning and Estimating Engineer to review customer drawings and specifications, estimate manufacturing costs and create practical routings to support efficient production. The role sits at the intersection of quotation activity and production planning, requiring strong machining knowledge and the ability to communicate clearly across internal teams.

Previous planning or estimating experience is useful, but a practical machining background is key.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of machining processes and general precision engineering methods.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience in estimating, planning, routing or manufacturing engineering would be useful.
• Confident discussing technical requirements with internal teams.
• Good communication skills and able to collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Review customer drawings, specifications and technical requirements.
• Assess manufacturability, process requirements and potential production routes.
• Prepare accurate cost estimates for components and assemblies.
• Plan manufacturing routings across machining, fabrication and related processes.
• Work with production teams to confirm practical methods, timings and requirements.
• Support quotation activity with accurate technical and cost information.
• Liaise with internal departments to resolve drawing, material or process questions.
• Help ensure estimates and routings are realistic, efficient and aligned to capability.
• Support customer requirements from initial enquiry through to production handover.
• Maintain accurate planning and estimating information for future reference.

Skills

Machining knowledge

Engineering drawings

Estimating & planning

Costing

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Job description

Planning and Estimating Engineer

Weymouth

Planning and Estimating Engineer salary: £42,500 – £58,200

Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Planning and Estimating Engineer Overview:

Review customer drawings, specifications and requirements for precision-engineered work

Prepare accurate cost estimates and support quotation activity

Plan manufacturing routings across machining, fabrication and wider production processes

Work closely with production, engineering, sales and customer-facing teams

Join a varied precision engineering business with training available where needed

This Planning and Estimating Engineer role is with an established precision engineering business in Weymouth, working across a wide range of customer projects and manufacturing processes. The Planning and Estimating Engineer will review technical drawings, assess customer requirements, estimate manufacturing costs and create practical routings to support efficient production. This Planning and Estimating Engineer position would suit someone with strong machining knowledge who can interpret drawings, understand manufacturing methods and communicate clearly across internal teams.

The Planning and Estimating Engineer role

As Planning and Estimating Engineer, you’ll sit between customer requirements, quotation activity and production planning. The role needs someone who can look at a drawing, understand how the part should be made, assess the likely machining or fabrication route, and provide realistic estimating information for the business.

Previous planning or estimating experience would be useful, but strong practical machining knowledge is the key requirement. This Planning and Estimating Engineer role could suit an experienced Estimator or Planner, but could also suit someone from a CNC, manual machining or production engineering background who wants to move into a more technical office-based role.

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Planning and Estimating Engineer

• Review customer drawings, specifications and technical requirements
• Assess manufacturability, process requirements and potential production routes
• Prepare accurate cost estimates for components and assemblies
• Plan manufacturing routings across machining, fabrication and related processes
• Work with production teams to confirm practical methods, timings and requirements
• Support quotation activity with accurate technical and cost information
• Liaise with internal departments to resolve drawing, material or process questions
• Help ensure estimates and routings are realistic, efficient and aligned to capability
• Support customer requirements from initial enquiry through to production handover
• Maintain accurate planning and estimating information for future reference

What they’re looking for - Planning and Estimating Engineer

• Strong understanding of machining processes and general precision engineering methods
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications
• Experience in estimating, planning, routing or manufacturing engineering would be useful
• Confident discussing technical requirements with internal teams
• Good communication skills and able to collaborate across departments
• Practical, detail-focused approach to assessing how work should be manufactured
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced engineering environment with varied customer requirements
• Willingness to learn and develop further where training is needed

Desirable - Planning and Estimating Engineer

• Experience in precision engineering, machining, fabrication or sheet metal manufacturing
• Previous exposure to cost estimating, process planning or production routing
• Knowledge of manual or CNC turning, milling, grinding, welding, laser cutting, folding or forming
• Experience working in an ISO9001 manufacturing environment
• Background as a machinist, production engineer, estimator or planner within subcontract manufacturing

What’s on offer - Planning and Estimating Engineer

Planning and Estimating Engineer salary: £42,500 – £60,000

• A varied Planning and Estimating Engineer role sitting between customer requirements, quotation activity and production planning.
• The opportunity to work across a broad mix of precision engineering processes, including machining, fabrication, welding, laser cutting, folding, forming and assembly.
• Training and support available for someone with the right technical background who wants to develop further into estimating and planning.
• A strong opportunity for a Planning and Estimating Engineer who enjoys technical problem-solving, customer variety and precision manufacturing.