estimator
5 the last 173 days, recently 2023-08-10
Responsibility
- to consult all relevant departments when pricing, ensuring workload remains achievable
- supporting client relations and enquiry management
- prepare detailed cost budgets and cost estimates for new and emerging contracts
Show more +30 - supporting daily quotation activities as well as recommending economical product solutions to accommodate various sales and enquiry requests
- providing new cost estimates and maintaining communication with the client
- to maintain contact with client throughout the handover to ensure on-going client satisfaction
- prepare detailed, well written project proposals for each client, ensuring client guidelines and specifications are fully adhered to
- to maintain periodic contact once contract is running so client loyalty remains strong
- supporting the extent of value engineering opportunities wherever they exist for client consideration
- maintain relationships with existing clients to maximise customer satisfaction
- to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the company Lifespan Management Services that they offer and provide
- set quantities and price
- to adopt a consultative approach to ensure all customer enquiries are dealt with promptly and professionally so client confidence remains strong throughout the enquiry
- to take off quantities from drawings and models
- coordinating daily quotation activities as well as recommending economical product solutions to accommodate various sales and enquiry requests
- to ensure the CRM is kept up to date and accurate once handed over from Sales Manager
- prepare and submit quarterly/annual financial documents
- to obtain quotations for bought out items
- to assist with sourcing all relevant information to ensure successful completion of the tender, including the procurement of subcontracted labour and specialist materials
- work closely with the Sales Managers and Estimating Manager to organize workload and forecast
- balance multiple proposals and estimations at once, ensuring each reaches the client by the deadline
- to prepare and deliver a comprehensive handover with engineering, safety & logistics team to ensure that key dates are met and customer satisfaction remains strong
- support the Estimating Manager with maintaining supply chain, cost calculations and pricelists
- supporting the schedule and programme demands as set forth by clients and other members of the estimating department to ensure all deadlines are met
- to produce the final overall pricing sheet for the Estimate
- adhere to company standards and guidelines when analysing and providing estimations; focus on maximising profit and customer satisfaction, while minimising any potential risks to the company
- liaise with other company departments to maintain business development and continuously innovate new profitable outcomes
- determining the extent of value engineering opportunities wherever they exist for client consideration
- support LM across all divisions and geographies where necessary, including UK, US and EU
- supplying well qualified and accurate quotation proposals through the effective application of custom developed and third party estimating software and company procedures
- maintain detailed records of all estimation documentation, including site assessments and contract terms; updating any existing contracts immediately upon agreement of new terms with client
- these include but are not limited to: - support client relations and enquiry management
- managing the schedule and programme demands as set forth by clients and other members of the estimating department to ensure all deadlines are met
Requirements
- minimum
- proven experience in a customer service role
- excellent written & verbal communication skills
Show more +20 - experience within a structural steel industry
- proven estimating experience within civil & infrastructure engineering sector
- engineering degree or qualification would be preferable
- confident and approachable for customer facing interaction
- 5 years estimating experience - generally moves from the drawing office or design or production
- proven knowledge of structural, concrete infrastructure and repair projects
- construction software such as Revit, AutoCAD, bluebeam and Tekla experience would be advantageous but not essential
- demonstrable experience of providing full take offs from drawings and estimating lump sum packages for major projects
- experience working with a CRM system for Estimating management
- proven contract negotiation experience
- ability to establish and maintain co-operative working relationships with clients, other departments and management
- excellent communicator on all senior levels, with the ability to network affectively
- technical knowledge of monitoring equipment and instrumentation
- full UK Driving License and flexible with UK travel
- skill in setting priorities, which accurately reflect the relative importance of the tasks at hand
- estimating: 5 years
- full driving license
- preferable
- budget management, particularly variance analysis and value engineering
- proven track record in estimating and producing and managing ITT’s
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