LOCATION: Gloucester
HOURS: 08.00 16.30 Monday to Friday
START DATE: Immediate
PAY: £50,000pa - £60,000pa depending on experience
Permanent Job
Vacancy - Technical Sales Engineer and Estimator
We are looking for a Technical Sales Engineer and Estimator to join our clients team.
The ideal candidate will have experience in estimating for structural steel projects and have been customer facing. Our client is a leader in the engineering sector and is seeking a candidate who can lead sales projects and this will include estimating. We require an experienced candidate to support the delivery of accurate and competitive quotations for a range of projects. Youll work closely with engineering and commercial teams to interpret drawings and contribute directly to the success of bids. This is a fantastic opportunity for a detail-oriented Engineer with strong technical knowledge and commercial insight to join a stable and forward-thinking team.
Duties:
* Identifying high value clients within the industry to bring in value sales
* Promoting our business services
* Contacting prospective customers both face to face and on the telephone, email and TEAMS
* Utilise CRM system as well as in house systems
* Onboarding new customers and estimating for projects
* Communicating with clients ensuring a high level of customer service
* Demonstrate exceptional time management skills
* Driving to visit prospective and new customers when required (mileage paid)
* Use of strong customer service orientation skills
* Experience or producing and presenting PowerPoint presentations
Requirements:
* HNC/HND qualification in Mechanical or Civil Engineering
* Experience of customer facing sales roles
* Minimum 5 years experience in an estimating role
* Strong ability to read technical drawings and produce accurate material take-offs
* IT literate with good command of estimating tools or systems
* Experience in compiling bid information and producing quotations
* Experience in structural steel or fabrication-based projects
* Familiarity with industry-standard estimating or CAD software
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Commercial awareness and a proactive mindset
* Ability to work independently while collaborating across departments
* Good IT knowledge
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in English
* Proficiency in Excel for data management
* Effective time management capabilities
* Office organisational skills for efficient workflow
This role has an initial probationary period of 3 months with review.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
Annual bonus based on company performance.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company events
Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
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