Estimator (Mechanical or Electricial)
Title of Position: Estimator
Title Position Reports to: Design & Estimating Manager
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Derby
Job Purpose
To prepare estimates, quotations and budget prices to secure orders for work including :-
- Review client specifications and requirements.
- Attend Client team meetings
- Develop Outline client scope into fully detailed costs
- Site Visits.
- Quantity take offs from drawings.
- Prepare requests for quotations to Sub Contractors and Suppliers.
- Analyse returns from Sub Contractors and Suppliers
- Preparation of cost sheets.
- Calculation of Labour Rates.
- Preparation of Tender letters.
- Tender programmes and schedules.
- Attendance of Hand Over meetings to Project teams.
Aims and Objectives
- To focus on the expected team behaviours for achieving significant results and outcomes for the business, helping to maintain its leading edge status within the industry and our reputation with our customers.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- To handle tender preparation from acceptance of enquiry through to final submission working to strict deadlines throughout.
- To liaise with clients where necessary and to obtain specific information relevant to tender content and preparation.
- To obtain prices for bought out items and sub-contracts against relevant specifications, criteria and conditions.
- To make a preliminary assessment of overhead costs and prepare tender summaries for management agreement.
- To prepare material and labour take-off for pricing.
- To Develop outline project programmes.
- To develop initial project risk register.
- To comply with Group and Company policies and procedures.
Health & Safety
- All staff are required to fulfil their legal duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts and omissions, and to follow all guidance and instructions given in this respect. Further details regarding Health & Safety responsibilities are set out in the Health & Safety Policy.
Working Relationships
Internal
- Interface with Surveyors, Designers, Buyers, Estimators, Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Department, Central Engineering and Design Department (CEDD), Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Department and Human Resource (HR) Department.
External
- Interface with Clients, Client Partners, Suppliers, Sub-contractors, Utilities companies and Local Authorities.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills
The knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience relevant to the position are:
Essential
- Electrical and/or Mechanical estimating experience in a building services background.
- High level of accuracy and commercial acumen
- Quality of estimating proposals
- Good communication and presentational skills
- Conversant with use of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Conversant with use of Estimation Software
- Ability to produce programme utilising Microsoft Projects
- Electrical and/or Mechanical estimating experience within the building services sector
- Ability to utilise "Estimation" for preparation of tenders, or as a minimum good knowledge of excel
- Ability to utilise AutoCAD
- Ability to utilise Amtech
- Background knowledge of civil and construction methods
Competencies
The core support team competency framework for the position are:
- Teamwork - actively contributes to the team and strives to improve teams' effectiveness through personal commitment.
- Planning, Organising & Executing - able to understand the priorities, plan and organise the work and manage own time to deliver within the expected timescales.
- Communication - communicates clearly and concisely, impressing others and ensuring understanding of all relevant information in all circumstances.
- Commercial Awareness - understands the importance for managing costs and expense, applying the necessary controls.
- Risk Management - is aware on the impact on risk to the business and applies the necessary controls.
- Adaptability - is responsive and open to changing circumstance.
- Drive for Excellence - aims to deliver a high standard of work.
- Self Motivation and Development - is confident in own ability and is motivated to deliver, using opportunities to further develop.
- Customer Awareness - responsive to the needs of the customer and aims to deliver customer satisfaction.
The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions should be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post.
Title Position Reports to: Design & Estimating Manager
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Derby
Job Purpose
To prepare estimates, quotations and budget prices to secure orders for work including :-
- Review client specifications and requirements.
- Attend Client team meetings
- Develop Outline client scope into fully detailed costs
- Site Visits.
- Quantity take offs from drawings.
- Prepare requests for quotations to Sub Contractors and Suppliers.
- Analyse returns from Sub Contractors and Suppliers
- Preparation of cost sheets.
- Calculation of Labour Rates.
- Preparation of Tender letters.
- Tender programmes and schedules.
- Attendance of Hand Over meetings to Project teams.
Aims and Objectives
- To focus on the expected team behaviours for achieving significant results and outcomes for the business, helping to maintain its leading edge status within the industry and our reputation with our customers.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- To handle tender preparation from acceptance of enquiry through to final submission working to strict deadlines throughout.
- To liaise with clients where necessary and to obtain specific information relevant to tender content and preparation.
- To obtain prices for bought out items and sub-contracts against relevant specifications, criteria and conditions.
- To make a preliminary assessment of overhead costs and prepare tender summaries for management agreement.
- To prepare material and labour take-off for pricing.
- To Develop outline project programmes.
- To develop initial project risk register.
- To comply with Group and Company policies and procedures.
Health & Safety
- All staff are required to fulfil their legal duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts and omissions, and to follow all guidance and instructions given in this respect. Further details regarding Health & Safety responsibilities are set out in the Health & Safety Policy.
Working Relationships
Internal
- Interface with Surveyors, Designers, Buyers, Estimators, Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Department, Central Engineering and Design Department (CEDD), Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Department and Human Resource (HR) Department.
External
- Interface with Clients, Client Partners, Suppliers, Sub-contractors, Utilities companies and Local Authorities.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills
The knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience relevant to the position are:
Essential
- Electrical and/or Mechanical estimating experience in a building services background.
- High level of accuracy and commercial acumen
- Quality of estimating proposals
- Good communication and presentational skills
- Conversant with use of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Conversant with use of Estimation Software
- Ability to produce programme utilising Microsoft Projects
- Electrical and/or Mechanical estimating experience within the building services sector
- Ability to utilise "Estimation" for preparation of tenders, or as a minimum good knowledge of excel
- Ability to utilise AutoCAD
- Ability to utilise Amtech
- Background knowledge of civil and construction methods
Competencies
The core support team competency framework for the position are:
- Teamwork - actively contributes to the team and strives to improve teams' effectiveness through personal commitment.
- Planning, Organising & Executing - able to understand the priorities, plan and organise the work and manage own time to deliver within the expected timescales.
- Communication - communicates clearly and concisely, impressing others and ensuring understanding of all relevant information in all circumstances.
- Commercial Awareness - understands the importance for managing costs and expense, applying the necessary controls.
- Risk Management - is aware on the impact on risk to the business and applies the necessary controls.
- Adaptability - is responsive and open to changing circumstance.
- Drive for Excellence - aims to deliver a high standard of work.
- Self Motivation and Development - is confident in own ability and is motivated to deliver, using opportunities to further develop.
- Customer Awareness - responsive to the needs of the customer and aims to deliver customer satisfaction.
The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions should be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post.