Sales And Estimating Engineer

Permanent Futures Limited; Calderdale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic engineering company is looking for a Sales and Estimating Engineer to drive business growth through new customer acquisition and strong client relationships. The successful candidate will prepare cost-effective quotations and provide insights from customer visits. Ideal applicants will have a technical background, excellent communication skills, and experience in sales or estimating within a manufacturing environment. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to impact the company’s direction positively.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, estimating, or engineering within a manufacturing or technical environment.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new customers while managing the needs of existing clients.
• Prepare detailed costings and quotations for incoming enquiries.
• Conduct customer visits and provide follow-up reports.

Skills

Sales experience

Estimating expertise

Engineering background

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Technical drawing interpretation

Job description

Sales and Estimating Engineer

Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Contract: Full‑time (36.75 hours per week)

Hours: Monday‑Thursday 08:00‑16:50, Friday 08:00‑12:15

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and commercially minded Sales and Estimating Engineer to join our growing team. This is a highly flexible role, designed to make full use of your technical knowledge and industry experience to help drive the company's continued success.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing new business opportunities, maintaining strong relationships with existing customers, and ensuring our costings and quotations are both competitive and commercially sound.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new customers while managing the needs of existing clients.
• Prepare detailed costings and quotations for incoming enquiries, ensuring the most cost‑efficient manufacturing methods are applied.
• Conduct customer visits and provide follow‑up reports to share insights with the wider team.
• Source and evaluate new suppliers and materials to enhance production efficiency and cost‑effectiveness.
• Participate actively in regular/monthly sales meetings.
• Collaborate with production to identify the most efficient manufacturing processes.
• Contribute to strategic decisions on future equipment investment and production improvements.
• Support management with ad hoc projects where your expertise can add value.

About You

You’ll be a proactive individual with a strong technical or engineering background and a flair for commercial thinking. You’ll enjoy combining hands‑on estimating with customer‑facing activity, balancing attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture.

Essential skills and qualities:

• Proven experience in sales, estimating, or engineering within a manufacturing or technical environment.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Commercial awareness and a drive to identify new business opportunities.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape your own role within a supportive and forward‑thinking company. You’ll be encouraged to take initiative, contribute to key decisions, and use your expertise to influence our future direction.

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