Details:
- Salary: £55,000 - 65,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: North East
- Date: 15 hours ago
Description:
Our client is an established privately-owned MEP services provider who have been in business for over 23 years and they are searching for a Senior Mechanical Estimator to join their Pre-Construction team in the North East.
They specialise in pre-fabrication, new installation and refurbishment, providing market leading services across various sectors including Commercial, Education, Leisure, Accommodation, Residential, MOD/MOJ, Industrial, Retail and Health with values ranging from £2m - £20m M&E. They have a strong family feel culture with opportunities for each person to thrive and to progress.
They have an established Estimating team with 8 people and they’re currently in their next phase of growth. You will work closely with Senior Estimators with the opportunity to progress to Pre-Construction Manager level, in time.
Responsibilities:
* Prepare accurate mechanical estimates and tenders for projects across HVAC, heating, ventilation, domestic water, public health and associated mechanical building services.
* Review tender documentation, drawings, specifications and client requirements to establish scope, identify omissions and raise technical/commercial queries.
* Undertake detailed take-offs and build cost plans, including labour, materials, plant, subcontract packages and preliminaries.
* Obtain and analyse supplier and subcontractor quotations, ensuring bids are commercially competitive while meeting the required specification.
* Lead mechanical tender submissions, taking ownership of pricing from initial enquiry through to final tender adjudication and submission.
* Identify tender risks and opportunities, including value-engineering options, alternative technical solutions and potential cost savings.
* Work closely with the pre-construction, design/BIM, procurement, commercial and operational teams to develop practical and deliverable solutions.
* Attend site visits, tender interviews and client/design-team meetings, providing technical and commercial input where required.
* Produce tender clarifications, qualifications and cost breakdowns, ensuring the basis of the estimate is clearly documented.
* Support project handover following contract award, communicating the tender strategy, assumptions, supplier quotations, risks and opportunities to the delivery and commercial teams.
* Mentor or support junior estimators and estimating staff, reviewing work and helping maintain consistent estimating standards across the team.
If you are interested, please send your CV to Ben