Estimator
Overview
Main Purpose of the Role:
To provide successful delivery of the estimating function to include client/professional liaison and negotiation. To ensure competitiveness by maintaining relationships with existing customers and generating new customers and business.
Location: Carrickfergus.
Salary: Competitive.
Responsible To: The Commercial Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate tender bid information and produce tender proposals which result in profitable sales.
Provide an estimating service within an appropriate time period and maintain good communication with the client throughout the tender process.
Price all works in line with current market conditions and maintain a current knowledge of the marketplace, rates and materials.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, sub-contractors and suppliers.
Co-ordination of detailed enquiries /assessment of quotations.
Attendance at review meetings as and when required.
Preparation of pricing schedules/bill of quantities and prelims where required.
Assist in PQQ submissions when required.
Good record-keeping for reference points on subsequent related projects.
Ability to manage conflicting priorities and maintain agreed timescales.
Follow-up to establish competition and their levels of submission for benchmarking and continuous improvement of service response and delivery.
To participate and support all Company initiatives and be compliant with procedures and requirements for ISO9001, 14001 & 45001, FSC and Investors in People Standards.
Any other duties required for the effective operation of the post as deemed by Management.
Experience
Relevant industry experience in a similar role.
Able to demonstrate previous experience working on commercial fit-out projects.
Conquest or similar computerised system.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Qualifications
HND/Degree in Building/Quantity Surveying.