Electrical Estimator

Job Title: Electrical Estimator

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £40,000 - £55,000

Benefits: Company car or £5,000 car allowance, Up to 10% Bonus, 20 days + Bank Holidays, Pension, Healthcare

An M&E Contractor are currently looking for an Electrical Estimator to join their team in Cambridgeshire with the advantage of hybrid working with 2-3 days per week working from home.

The business offers an all-in-one Mechanical, Electrical, and HVAC installation package for commercial and industrial projects up to the value of £3M including schools, offices, manufacturing and retail.

This role is also open for an ambitious Junior Electrical Estimator to develop their career in estimating and step into the commercial side of projects gaining valuable knowledge and guidance to pre-construction from an experienced M&E team.

As the Electrical Estimator, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Close liaison with new and existing clients regarding any enquiries received and assigned.
• Attend site surveys or tender interviews to develop business to the company.
• Preparing accurate and competitive electrical tenders from £80,000 to £3M.
• Manage the tender process from initial enquiry through to final submission.
• Evaluate supplier and sub-contract returns to ensure compliance with the tender specification.
• Maintaining and updating cost databases to reflect current market trends, material prices and labour costs ensuring accuracy and competitiveness.
• Provide ongoing assistance to the projects team if requests for the generation of variation costs are received.

Successful applicants will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Overall knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of electrical systems and their installation methods.
• Experience within in similar position as an Electrical Estimator within the Building Services sector.
• Electrical qualifications.
• Confident communicator.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet set deadlines whilst managing multiple tenders.
• The ability to plan, co-ordinate and prioritise tenders.

Please contact Adam Brown for more information about this role or if you are interested in a new Electrical Estimator opportunity within the Building Services sector.