MJM Industrial
Estimator
£50k - £70k dependent on skills and experience.
Job Purpose
MJM Industrial are looking for an experienced Estimator to join the team.
The Estimator will be responsible for preparing accurate cost estimates and create customer quotations for projects by analysing plans, specifications, and requirements. For this role you will need to have a strong understanding of industry standards, materials, and labour costs. You will be working within the Project Department to help the team achieve and exceed sales targets at optimum margins. The Estimator is an important element of the companies process and you will need to be able to multi -task and adjust several proposals running conjointly and speed and accuracy is required whilst ensuring the profit margins are maintained.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare accurate and detailed estimates for projects, including materials, labour, and equipment costs.
- Review project plans, drawings, and specifications to determine scope and prepare estimates.
- Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure comprehensive project understanding.
- Identify and evaluate potential risks, cost-saving opportunities, and project challenges.
- Seek and evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotes for competitive pricing.
- Track and update costs throughout the project lifecycle, providing updates to management.
- Maintain clear and organized documentation of all estimates, revisions, and communications.
- Attend pre-bid meetings, site visits, and client meetings as needed to gather project details and evaluate the project enquiry to enable a quotation to be produced accurately and produce quotations for customers.
- Ensure estimates align with the company s financial goals and objectives.
- Provide insights into potential improvements in estimating processes and procedures.
- Support the project team including project managers, directors, and other team members with all customer enquiries.
- Have a positive attitude and can-do nature to our clients.
- Use experience and knowledge to help increase profit and margin.
- Keep project managers, directors, and other team members up to date with the proposal progress.
- Resolve discrepancies by collecting and analysing information.
- Present prepared estimate by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information.
- Maintain cost data base, using company format.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- To have responsibility, to continually help and improve the processes relating to the Organisations Quality Management System.
- To have responsibility, to continually help and improve the processes relating to statutory and regulatory requirements of the Organisation.
- Any other duties that the company may reasonably ask you to perform which are within your expertise and skill sets.
Key Skills/Experience
-5 years minimum experience in estimating, working on sites.
-Microsoft skills including Word, Excel and relevant software packages.
-Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints specifications and project documents.
-Strong knowledge of materials, labour and equipment pricing in industry.
-Excellent mathematical, analytical and problem solving skills.
-Strong communication and negotiation skills (written and verbal).
-To be client focused to give great service whilst maintaining profitability.
-Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in work.
-Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
-High level of organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
-Proven track record.
Measure of Success (KPI s)
Accuracy of estimates.
Bid turnaround time.
Assisting project managers with sales and margin growth.
Profitability of completed projects.
Client satisfaction.
Maintain the Project Tracker spreadsheet.
We Value
Ability to be passionate, energetic, driven with a desire to succeed
A result driven and energetic approach to opportunities and challenges
Adaptable to changing situations
A positive attitude and enthusiasm
The ability to communicate well at all levels
Able to work autonomously and as a team play
Self-motivation
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