Tendering Engineer

ARCA; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

ARCA Consulting is seeking a Tendering Engineer to join its Gloucestershire team on a permanent basis. The role blends office and site-based activity within a hybrid pattern (4 days in the office, 1 day remote).

You will review tender documents, prepare technical submissions, perform take-offs, and develop costings while supporting client interactions and handover to delivery. A degree or HNC/HND and a UK driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years' tendering, estimating or engineering experience in construction, civils or utilities.
• Ability to read and take off from civil, structural and electrical drawings.
• Strong technical writing and Excel skills.
• Relevant degree or HNC/HND, and a full UK driving licence.
• Desirable: NEC4 or TO/DNO standards knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Review tender documents and identify scope, risks and requirements.
• Develop engineering approaches, method statements and technical submissions.
• Take off quantities, build up prices and evaluate subcontractor quotations.
• Prepare tender programmes, risk registers and basis-of-tender notes.
• Support clarifications and client presentations, and hand successful tenders over to delivery.

Skills

Tendering experience

Reading drawings

Excel

Technical writing

UK driving licence

Education

Degree or HNC/HND

Tools

NEC4

TO/DNO standards

Job description

Tendering Engineer

ARCA Consulting is working with a UK specialist engineering contractor that builds overhead line, substation, cable and civils infrastructure for network owners including NGET, NGED and SPEN. They\'re looking for a Tendering Engineer to join their Gloucestershire team.

Location: Gloucestershire

Working Pattern: Hybrid, 4 days office-based and 1 day remote

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive Salary + Benefits

The Role

• Review tender documents and identify scope, risks and requirements
• Develop engineering approaches, method statements and technical submissions
• Take off quantities, build up prices and evaluate subcontractor quotations
• Prepare tender programmes, risk registers and basis-of-tender notes
• Support clarifications and client presentations, and hand successful tenders over to delivery

What They\'re Looking For

• 2-5 years' tendering, estimating or engineering experience in construction, civils or utilities
• Ability to read and take off from civil, structural and electrical drawings
• Strong technical writing and Excel skills
• Relevant degree or HNC/HND, and a full UK driving licence
• Desirable: OHL, substation or cable experience, and knowledge of NEC4 or TO/DNO standards

What\'s On Offer

• Fantastic career progression: a clear, structured path to senior tendering engineer or bid manager
• Ongoing training and development, with full support towards professional membership (ICE, IET, CIOB, RICS)
• Hands-on experience of live transmission and distribution tenders in a growing sector
• Direct mentoring from senior operational and technical leaders
• Competitive salary, benefits and hybrid working

Right to Work

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position, and applications from candidates requiring sponsorship or relying on the Graduate Visa route cannot be considered.