Sales Estimator

Acorn Partitions & Storage Systems Ltd; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop and mobile phone

On-site gym

Company pension scheme

Job summary

APSS is seeking a proactive Sales Estimator to join our Lincoln team. You’ll handle enquiries, site visits, pricing and tender submissions, and handover into delivery, working with design, commercial and project teams.

Based in Lincoln with nationwide travel, you’ll support bids across office, retail, industrial, education and healthcare sectors, building estimates from drawings and ensuring submissions are clear, competitive and buildable.

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating or sales estimating in construction, fit-out or interiors.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communicator dealing with clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines with multiple tenders.
• Good IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel; Full UK driving licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming enquiries and qualify opportunities.
• Arrange site visits / surveys to understand scope and constraints.
• Measure works from drawings and site information.
• Build estimates and tender submissions (labour, materials, subcontractors, prelims).
• Send out enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers and compare returns.
• Identify risks, assumptions and exclusions clearly within submissions.
• Negotiate with suppliers / subcontractors to secure best value.
• Work with design and delivery teams to ensure the scope is accurate and buildable.
• Present pricing to clients, answer tender queries and support negotiations.
• Maintain an estimating pipeline and keep records up to date.
• Support handover to the project team, including budgets and commercial info.
• Help improve estimating templates and processes as the business grows.

Skills

Numerical skills

Communicator

Microsoft Excel

Driving licence

Time management

Job description

Location: Lincoln (with nationwide travel to client / project sites)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Join APSS

APSSis looking for a proactive Sales Estimator to join our growing team. This role suits someone who enjoys speaking with clients, pricing work accurately, and helping turn enquiries into live projects. You’ll be involved from first enquiry and site visit, through pricing and tender submission, right through to handover into delivery, working closely with our design, commercial and project teams.

Since 1997, APSS has delivered high-quality commercial interior fit-out and refurbishment projects across office, retail, industrial, education and healthcare sectors, operating nationwide from our Lincoln base.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage incoming enquiries and qualify opportunities
• Arrange site visits / surveys to understand scope and constraints
• Measure works from drawings and site information
• Build estimates and tender submissions (labour, materials, subcontractors, prelims)
• Send out enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers and compare returns
• Identify risks, assumptions and exclusions clearly within submissions
• Negotiate with suppliers / subcontractors to secure best value
• Work with design and delivery teams to ensure the scope is accurate and buildable
• Present pricing to clients, answer tender queries and support negotiations
• Maintain an estimating pipeline and keep records up to date
• Support handover to the project team, including budgets and commercial info
• Help improve estimating templates and processes as the business grows

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in an estimating / sales estimating / commercial role within construction, fit-out or interiors
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail
• Confident communicator – comfortable dealing with clients, suppliers and subcontractors
• Able to manage workload and hit deadlines (often multiple tenders running at once)
• Commercial awareness and a practical approach to problem solving
• Good IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
• Full UK driving licence preferred

Ideal for Developing Candidates

We welcome applications from Assistant Estimators or people in commercial support roles who want to step up. Training and mentoring will be provided for the right person.

Desirable Qualifications / Experience

• Experience within commercial interiors, refurbishment, or fast-track programmes
• CSCS Card (preferred)
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Company pension scheme
• Laptop and mobile phone
• On-site gym
• Career progression opportunities
• Supportive and experienced team environment

About APSS

Based in Lincoln and operating nationwide, APSSis a privately owned company specialising in commercial interior design, fit-out and refurbishment. We’re known for being straightforward, approachable, and focused on delivering a quality finish and a good client experience.

If you’re an experienced Sales Estimator (or ready to step up into one), we’d love to hear from you.

APSS

Kingsley Road, Lincoln
LN6 3TA
United Kingdom