Mechanical Estimator

Job Title: Mechanical Estimator

Location: Wickford, Essex (working from home available)

Hours: 08:30 – 17:00 Monday to Friday

Salary: £65,000 (depending on skills/experience) 

A UK building services provider delivering solutions in Mechanical, Electrical and Refrigeration services committed to delivering excellence through out with a forward-thinking approach. We are looking for a mechanical estimator to join our estimating team and work alongside our current electrical estimator working on predominately commercial, retail and light industrial sectors with typical project values £50,000 to £1,500,000. The successful candidate should be comfortable with receiving a tender at stage 3 or higher and complying a complete and thorough tender to be reviewed by the commercial team.

Job Description (This list is not exhaustive):

• Carrying out material take-offs

• Obtaining sub-contractor and supplier quotations

• Utilising estimating software (Trimble contract master) to build quotation.

• Reviewing tender information to highlight any necessary tender clarification.

• Develop cost plan and budget estimates.

• Attend site visits and pre / post tender interviews.

• Accurately complete take offs for mechanical and public health systems.

• Review tender information and compile tender queries.

• Produce bill of materials in the company estimating system.

• Prepare and distribute tender requests to sub- contractors reviewing quotations and analysing for best suitability.

• Obtaining plant and materials quotations, reviewing and analysing for best suitability.

• Reviewing tender specifications and documentation to ensure tender is prepared inline with requirements.

• Producing tender clarifications

• Attending site visits / tender interviews

Desirable

Qualifications in any of the following:

• Amtech estimating course

• Mechanical trade course such as city & guilds with time served experience

• HND/HNC in mechanical or public health engineering.

• Ability to work on own initiative

• Ability to deal with high work volumes and prioritise accordingly

• Practical and can-do approach and professional when communicating

• Excellent time management and ability to multitask

• Good work ethic with an energetic approach

• Flexibility and commitment

• Technical knowledge of current mechanical regulations.

• Understanding RIBA design stages.

• Knowledge of current market costs for mechanical works.

• Proven track record in mechanical estimating.

Skills

• A solid understanding of the operations of mechanical and public health systems.

• Knowledge of the requirements of full working mechanical and public health systems in order to identify and gaps between tender drawings and functional operations.

• Ideally come from a trade back ground to help with the ability to review labour allowances and so assess if they are sufficient for the works