Structural Steelwork Estimator

Location: Grantham

The Role

As the Estimator you will be an integral part of the sales and marketing team, you will assist in the completion of project costing, estimates and quotation related activities within the organisation.

The new estimator will work for the Sales & Estimating Manager.

The role requires a detailed technical knowledge of the structural steelwork industry. Contracts/manufacturing/site experience would be beneficial but not essential.

Candidate

The role would suit an existing steelwork with a good core technical knowledge of the industry and experience in structural steelwork estimating.

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications

• Previous estimating experience within a structural steelwork or equivalent environment.

• Microsoft Office including Word, Excel & Powerpoint.

• Detailed knowledge of materials and production processes is essential.

• Ability to read, understand and fully interpret engineering drawings.

Core Duties

The successful candidate’s duties will include:

• Initial tender appraisal and completion of the tender review checklist

• Undertaking take-offs/quantifying steelwork from engineer drawings or subcontract tender design drawings

• Reviewing project building details, interfaces with other trades, site parameters etc.

• Producing either a lump sum price of a completed bill of quantities based on the tender drawings.

• Liaising with production/contracts departments when reviewing the enquiry details

• Sending out enquiries to subcontractors for pricing i.e. tender designs, drawing offices etc. along with obtaining prices for subcontract packages i.e. metal decking, PCC components, blending/rolling etc.

• Producing purchase orders for subcontract tender design, as necessary

• Contacting/liaising with clients for time extensions and general information requests to enable accurate tenders to be prepared on a day-to-day bases.

• Typing a formal quotation to the client.

• Liaising with the Sales Director on a day-to-day basis with regards to reviewing enquiries, quotations an the progress of each project.

• Progressing/liaising with Clients for project and quotation feedback after submission.

• Attending pre or post tender meetings with clients to assist the Sales Director.