Mechanical Estimator

Salary: £42,000 – £60,000 per year

The Opportunity

Continued expansion has created a new opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Estimator to join this well-established national M&E Contractor. The role of the Mechanical Estimator is to support the Mechanical department overseeing all aspects of estimating within this department. 

The Position

• Prepares work to be estimated by gathering proposals, plans, specifications, and related documents.
• Identifies labour, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, plans, specifications, and related documents.
• Compile costs by analysing labour, material, and time requirements.
• Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analysing information.
• Presents prepared estimates by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends.
• Maintains cost data base by entering and backing up data.
• Maintains a log of all estimates coming into and leaving the business and analyses win/ loss rates and reasoning.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing technical publications.
• Support the business in anyway necessary as appropriate when requested by Directors or Management.

The Person

• Experience as an estimator working for a Building Services company
• Excellent interpersonal and customer-facing skills;
• Good administration skills;
• Enjoy working with people;
• Have good spoken and written communication skills;
• Respect the importance of confidentiality, as you will be dealing with employees’ personal details;
• Have good organising skills;
• Have problem solving skills;
• Be able to work accurately, with good attention to detail;
• Be able to use databases, spreadsheets, word processing and excel.
• Excellent numeracy skills

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