Senior Mechanical Estimator

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading M&E Contractor in the UK is seeking a Senior Mechanical Estimator to join their established team. The role offers stability and opportunities for career progression within a growing company, focusing on high-quality work across various sectors. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience, attention to detail, and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Travel

Flexi working

Pension

Healthcare

Internal Career Progression

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 - 10 years’ experience in the same or a similar role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good attention to detail with an analytical approach.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tender risk analysis and ensure tender submission is appropriately clarified.
• Responsible for accurately quantifying materials for allocated projects.
• Provide monthly estimating report to management.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical approach

Education

6 - 10 years’ experience in the same or similar role

Job description

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Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Package (Car Allowance + Travel + Flexi working + Pension + Healthcare etc)

The Company

Our client is one the UK’s leading M&E Contractors specialising in delivering high-quality services across a range of sectors, including commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, government projects & more! They are committed to excellence, innovation, and sustainability in all their projects and due to consistent growth and project wins, our client is looking for a Senior Mechanical Estimator to join their already established team. Our client currently sits at £350m per year and are only on an upwards journey. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a company which offers longevity, stability and steady progression routes.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Will be involved in winning and tendering desired projects with suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Access initial tenders in respect of attractiveness, selectivity, commercial risk and competition, and provide appropriate report to management.
• Reviewing tender documentation issued by client and drive a thorough understanding of requirements.
• Responsible for accurately quantifying materials, plant and labour requirements for allocated projects, ensure that for pre-designed projects, enquiries relative to the supply of materials, plant and labour is satisfactorily dealt with and that relevant information, contractual and trading particulars are distributed.
• Set up, in conjunction with line manager, estimating process and procedures, systems and data base. Maintain the estimating system to ensure all labour norms and prime costs are correct.
• Prepare tender adjudication pack ready for sign off with senior management (this will include the collation/finalising of mechanical elements).
• Prepare tender risk analysis and ensure tender submission is appropriately clarified.
• Prepare Contractors proposals forming part of the tender submission, together with tender programmes, organisation charts, method statements etc.
• Send out enquiries and work closely with procurement manager and supply chain at tender stage to ensure that we have a correct and competitive prime cost. Vet all subcontractor and plant tender submissions for compliance.
• Cost preliminaries based on contract duration and requirements.
• Collate the mechanical estimate in conjunction with electrical estimations and put the final bid together.
• Provide estimating workload planner and maintain a data base of bids submitted.
• Follow up bids after submission and bid manage through to contract where required. This will include obtaining feedback on our price.
• Provide monthly estimating report to management.

Your Education & Experience

• Minimum of 6 - 10 years’ experience in the same or a similar role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills dealing with design team / client / meetings etc.
• Good attention to detail, with an analytical approach and ability to work using your own initiative.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in dealing with cross functional personnel.
• Good attention to detail, with an analytical approach and ability to work using your own initiative.

Additional Benefits

• Internal Career Progression within the wider group