Senior Tendering and Estimating Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in power distribution is seeking a Senior Tendering and Estimating Engineer in Leeds. The role involves managing project estimates, leading major bids, and enhancing tender processes to secure work across various sectors. Ideal candidates will have expertise in HV and EHV distribution networks and strong negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in the utility and construction industries.
• Knowledge of Contract Law, Health & Safety awareness.
• Experience managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify, lead and manage project estimates and competitive bids.
• Enhance tendering processes to secure work.
• Develop client relationships for project work.

Skills

Knowledge of Low Voltage and High Voltage distribution networks

Negotiation skills

Team management

Project management

Customer service

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Senior Tendering and Estimating Engineer, leeds, west yorkshire

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Client:

Integrated Utility Services

Location:

leeds, west yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

IUS is currently in search of a talented and motivated Senior Tendering & Estimating Engineer with experience in HV and EHV Power Distribution across all sectors. Reporting to the Head of Commercial the role will be to seek and lead major project bidding activity.

The primary responsibility of this role is to identify, lead and manage the development of accurate and timely major project estimates and submit competitive bids and operational delivery proposals for our client-base. Be the main interface for major project bidding activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine and price value-engineered alternatives to plans and specifications in order to demonstrate to clients’ commitment to value engineering.
• Enhance current major projects tendering process to improve company’s ability to win work
• Hold and contribute towards pre and post tender bid meetings with clients and their representatives in pursuit of securing work.
• Grow the capacity of the supply chain to diversify IUS’ capability for delivery of complex solutions and to achieve best value
• Demonstrate excellent negotiation skills in order to negotiate and conclude securing of opportunities for the supply of works, goods, materials and services.
• Ensure appropriate chasing down to understand the status of bids post submission, until opportunity is closed.
• Aid the analysis of commercial terms with the context of the intended scope to ensure contractual obligations are transferred into delivery
• Ensure contractual requirements are reflected into estimates and marked for attention as part of handover process with operational team.
• Formulate early view of intended delivery team and work alongside to upskill the understanding of submissions with plans and programmes flowing through to delivery and avoiding a transactional handover. This is to ensure the business is “fit for construction
• Assist the Tender & Estimating team to meet the financial targets so the business can achieve growth targets.
• Forward planning to ensure tender timescales are met
• Develop and maintain effective key client relationships, in the pursuit of securing major projects work.
• Act in a manner that promotes best practice in relation to safety performance.
• Ensure Major Projects Experience in the utility construction industry with a complete understanding of gas, water and electric distribution infrastructures. Experienced with scheme finance and commercial management.
• Ensure cash management is a consideration when sanctioning bidding opportunities.
• Create hand over culture aimed at ensuring operational delivery can successfully delivery the project.
• Talent profile of all resources maintained, with high growth potential assessed and actively managed.
• Utilising standard quotation letters submit bespoke, proposals/quotations to our clients.
• Confident and self-motivated individual with the ability to be innovative whilst still being able to follow and improve set processes.
• Able to identify the requirements of the project
• Direct estimating resource in the pursuit of major project bidding activities
• Accurately prepare quotations considering all costs associated with the delivery of the project
• Can provide detailed hand over project files to the Project Management Team to allow for a successful delivery of the project
• Correspond and negotiate with clients, suppliers, contractors and colleagues
• Are able to manage situations when workload presents conflicting demands on time availability, demonstrating an ability to effectively prioritise and schedule
• Are able to monitor progress and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved to time cost and quality
• Can develop and select effective solutions to problems and to manage risk
• Communicate facts, ideas and proposals to others in an effective and persuasive manner
• Work with others to develop knowledge and skills throughout the team
• Deliver efficient and effective customer service
• Use office software to improve work outputs

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Knowledge of Low Voltage and High Voltage (HV & EHV) distribution networks and protection systems
• HNC (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering
• Experience in the utility and construction industries with an understanding of utilities distribution infrastructures.
• Experience managing a team
• Knowledge of Contract Law, Health & Safety awareness and CDM Regulations