Mechanical & Electrical Estimator

Job Title:            Mechanical and Electrical Estimator

Location:           Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

                             Office Based Role

Salary:               £30-35k plus benefits

Our clients, based in Sutton-in-Ashfield are looking for a Utilities Estimator which will be primarily focused on servicing their estimating requirements for their growing portfolio of client products.

Day to Day responsibilities:

1. Operating directly with customers, suppliers and internal production and sales teams, helping support costing of projects which meet the customers’ technical requirements;
2. Producing accurate quotations including margins and materials;
3. Submission of proposals;
4. Participating in launch meetings once a proposal has been won to hand over the project;
5. Giving a detailed breakdown of the successful bid, technical risks and opportunities;
6. You will need to be able to extract information from a client document enquiry;
7. Writing a clear sales agenda;
8. Liasing with all departments involved in the project, clear and concise communication skills;
9. Ability to effectively inform and influence others to help the management of proposals;
10. Managing a wide range of estimates and taks, running multiple enquiry responses;
11. Working within a deadline driven environment

Skills Required:

1. Level 5 Mechanical/Electrical or civil engineering Qualifications is desirable, however if you have site experience that is relevant instead this would suffice;
2. Good writing and editing skills
3. Able to write accurate and concise reports and proposals
4. IT Skills – excellent knowledge of MS Office and MS Project
5. Presentation skills
6. Utilities Sector experience, previous experience of working within the Water Treatment industry would be essential