Estimator
Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex
Hours: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience.
Holiday: 20 Days plus 8 Bank Holidays.
Sector: Construction, Roofing
Our client is a specialist contractor in hard metal roofing, cladding, and façade systems, delivering bespoke solutions for both commercial and residential projects across the UK and internationally. They provide a full end-to-end service from design and fabrication through to installation, working with high-quality materials and offering tailored solutions for projects ranging from simple structures to complex, large-scale developments. With a strong reputation for quality, safety, and technical expertise, our client combines industry experience with a customer-focused approach to consistently deliver high-standard, sustainable roofing solutions.
Due to continued company growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced estimator for their pre-construction team. You'll be pulling together scopes of work, providing value engineering and quote gathering to streamline and control the pre-construction processes.
Position Duties
* The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing tender submissions and carrying out take-offs from construction drawings, with the ability to interpret drawings, understand specifications, and use Excel to a high standard.
* Completing accurate quantity take-offs from drawings, with experience in Bluebeam estimating software considered beneficial.
* Calculating project rates, including labour, materials, and preliminary costs.
* Completing client bills of quantities and pricing documents.
* Producing scope-marked drawings using Bluebeam.
* Attending project handover meetings with surveying, design, and management teams for secured work.
* Maintaining detailed and accurate records of tender submissions, queries, and RFIs.
* Demonstrating strong knowledge of over-18m non-combustible cladding systems and fire barrier requirements.
* Presenting professionally with strong telephone communication skills.
* Preparing tender bids and compiling information from incoming enquiries.
* Meeting clients on-site to discuss requirements and negotiate pricing.
* Working on projects ranging in value from £200k to £4M+.
* Building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients.
* Researching and sourcing costs for materials, labour, and equipment.
* Supporting the document controller in obtaining subcontractor and supplier quotations.
* Assisting with the preparation of technical submittals for awarded projects.
* Providing support to the design team where required on secured projects.
Position Requirements
A minimum of 5 years' estimating experience in flat roofing systems is preferred, including but not limited to:
* Manufacturers such as Bauder, Radmat, IKO, Axter, and Kemper
* Inverted hot melt systems, including ballasted, paved, green, and blue roofs
* Single ply warm roof systems
* Tapered insulation schemes
* Three-layer felt warm roofs
* Cold-applied liquid systems
* A minimum of 5 years' estimating experience in rainscreen cladding is preferred, including but not limited to:
* SFS lightweight framing systems (e.g. Metsec, EOS)
* CWCT-compliant aluminium rainscreen cladding systems
* Cavity barriers and fire stopping systems
* In depth understanding of U-value targets and associated calculations.
Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Bluebeam.
Willingness and ability to travel to the office in Waltham Abbey.
Position Remuneration
* Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience
* Regular office hours 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
* Christmas Shut down
* Company pension scheme
* Joining a friendly office team, where bespoke design and high-quality customer journey is the standard
This is a great opportunity to join a growing business and where everyone on the team is driven to succeed.
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