Senior Electrical Estimator

Michael Taylor Search & Selection • Full-time • London, London, United Kingdom • 2w ago

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Package (Full Travel + Pension + Private Healthcare + Discretionary Bonus)

The Company:

Our client is a leading international M&E Contractor who operate in the Data Centre, Life Sciences, Industrial, Commercial, Healthcare, Residential, Leisure/Hotels & more. As an industry leader, they work with some of the world's largest multinational companies and focus on delivering ambitious, innovative & sustainable engineering solutions. This is a great opportunity to join a talented estimating team and gain the chance to explore multiple sectors to progress further in your career.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Will be involved in winning and tendering desired projects achieving discounts with suppliers and sub-contractors.
Access initial tenders in respect of attractiveness, selectivity, commercial risk and competition, and provide appropriate report to management.
Reviewing tender documentation issued by client and drive a thorough understanding of requirements.
Responsible for accurately quantifying materials, plant and labour requirements for allocated projects, ensure that for pre-designed projects, enquiries relative to the supply of materials, plant and labour is satisfactorily dealt with and that relevant information, contractual and trading particulars are distributed.
Set up, in conjunction with line manager, estimating process and procedures, systems and data base. Maintain the estimating system to ensure all labour norms and prime costs are correct.
Prepare tender adjudication pack ready for sign off with senior management (this will include the collation/finalising of electrical elements).
Prepare tender risk analysis and ensure tender submission is appropriately clarified.
Prepare Contractors proposals forming part of the tender submission, together with tender programmes, organisation charts, method statements etc.
Provide a fully detailed tender based on a performance specification and architects layout drawings for a D&B project. Provide design solutions including sketches, drawings, preliminary sizing of plant and equipment and take offs for D&B projects. Utilise supply chain for design input.
Send out enquiries and work closely with procurement manager and supply chain at tender stage to ensure that we have a correct and competitive prime cost. Vet all subcontractor and plant tender submissions for compliance.
Cost preliminaries based on contract duration and requirements.
Collate the electrical estimate in conjunction with mechanical estimations and put the final bid together.
Provide estimating workload planner and maintain a data base of bids submitted.
Follow up bids after submission and bid manage through to contract where required. This will include obtaining feedback on our price.
Provide monthly estimating report to management.

Your Education & Experience

Minimum of 6 - 10 years’ experience in the same or a similar role.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills dealing with design team / client / meetings etc.
Good attention to detail, with an analytical approach and ability to work using your own initiative.

Your Skills & Competencies

Strong communication and interpersonal skills in dealing with cross functional personnel.
Good attention to detail, with an analytical approach and ability to work using your own initiative