Senior Mechanical Estimator

ZipRecruiter; 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 team. This role involves tendering projects, quantifying resources, and preparing submissions. Candidates should have 6-10 years of experience and strong communication skills. The company offers excellent benefits, including career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Internal Career Progression within the wider group

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 - 10 years’ experience in the same or a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Involved in winning and tendering projects with suppliers.
• Responsible for accurately quantifying materials, plant and labour.
• Prepare tender risk analysis and ensure submission clarification.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Analytical Approach

Job description

Job Description

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.

Your Skills & Competencies

• 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