Job Overview
We have an opportunity for a Junior Estimator to join Custom Solar working out of our Chesterfield office reporting to the Commercial Manager. Custom Solar sits within the Power and Grid business unit within Mitie. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's leading specialist Solar PV developers and contribute to the Commercial/Estimating department. You will work alongside Estimating/Commercial team members under the guidance of the Commercial Manager, to achieve the business commercial objectives and interests. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has recently graduated, looking to begin their Estimating career.
Main Duties
- Support the Estimating team with administrative and project related tasks.
- Assist in the preparation of estimates for Tender Submissions, using drawings, specifications and site information.
- Assisting with the preparation of Bill of Quantities.
- Liaise with project managers, procurement, commercial and design teams.
- Research and analyse costs for materials, plant and subcontractors.
- Assist in completing measured take-offs.
- Assist in obtaining quotations from subcontractors for packages of work.
- Contribute to weekly commercial meetings.
- Conduct site visits alongside the wider commercial team where required.
- Ensure work is carried out in line with internal processes and governance.
Skills and Qualifications
Required
- Minimum 2:2 degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying.
- Strong communication, numerical and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- Willingness to learn and integrate within a supportive environment.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a supporting role within an Estimating Team.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Cory Ambler at .