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Let’s find you the right jobs faster Get Started Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Senior Quantity Surveyor Intersect Global Ltd Broxbourne (EN10) £75,000 per annum + Package 1 month ago Quantity Surveyor Streamline Search Limited Waltham Abbey (EN9), EN9 £55000 - £65000 per annum 1 week ago Quantity Surveyor Fortus Recruitment Oakwood, North London (N14), N14 4AA £50k - 55k per year + Package & Benefits 2 weeks ago Contracts Manager- Facades Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD City of London (EC1), EC1 £80000 - £100000 per annum + Plus Package 1 week ago Senior Estimator ALDWYCH CONSULTING LTD Harlow (CM17), CM17 £80000 - £100000 per annum + Benefits & Package 1 week ago Senior Estimator BAM UK & Ireland Moorgate, City of London (EC2) Competitive plus Company Car, Pension, Private Healthcare & Life Assur 3 weeks ago Senior Estimator Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD Enfield (EN1), EN1 £90000 - £130000 per annum 1 month ago MEICA Estimator Barhale Sleaps Hyde, St. Albans (AL4), AL4 0PG Competitive with Benefits 1 week ago Quantity Surveyor Hays Bishop's Stortford (CM22), CM22 negotiable 3 days ago Construction Estimator (Churches / Abbeys / Listed Buildings) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Twickenham (TW1), TW1 £70000 - £80000 per annum + Progression, Training, Company Benefits 3 weeks ago Estimator Streamline Search Limited Waltham Abbey (EN9), EN9 Permanent Contract; On-site Published: 1 week ago £50000 - £65000 per annum Apply Save Estimator Streamline Search Limited Apply Estimator Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex Hours: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience. Holiday: 20 Days plus 8 Bank Holidays. Sector: Construction, Roofing Our client is a specialist contractor in hard metal roofing, cladding, and façade systems, delivering bespoke solutions for both commercial and residential projects across the UK and internationally. They provide a full end-to-end service from design and fabrication through to installation, working with high-quality materials and offering tailored solutions for projects ranging from simple structures to complex, large-scale developments. With a strong reputation for quality, safety, and technical expertise, our client combines industry experience with a customer-focused approach to consistently deliver high-standard, sustainable roofing solutions. Due to continued company growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced estimator for their pre-construction team. You'll be pulling together scopes of work, providing value engineering and quote gathering to streamline and control the pre-construction processes. Position Duties The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing tender submissions and carrying out take-offs from construction drawings, with the ability to interpret drawings, understand specifications, and use Excel to a high standard. Completing accurate quantity take-offs from drawings, with experience in Bluebeam estimating software considered beneficial. Calculating project rates, including labour, materials, and preliminary costs. Completing client bills of quantities and pricing documents. Producing scope-marked drawings using Bluebeam. Attending project handover meetings with surveying, design, and management teams for secured work. Maintaining detailed and accurate records of tender submissions, queries, and RFIs. Demonstrating strong knowledge of over-18m non-combustible cladding systems and fire barrier requirements. Presenting professionally with strong telephone communication skills. Preparing tender bids and compiling information from incoming enquiries. Meeting clients on-site to discuss requirements and negotiate pricing. Working on projects ranging in value from £200k to £4M+. Building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients. Researching and sourcing costs for materials, labour, and equipment. Supporting the document controller in obtaining subcontractor and supplier quotations. Assisting with the preparation of technical submittals for awarded projects. Providing support to the design team where required on secured projects. Position Requirements A minimum of 5 years' estimating experience in flat roofing systems is preferred, including but not limited to: Manufacturers such as Bauder, Radmat, IKO, Axter, and Kemper Inverted hot melt systems, including ballasted, paved, green, and blue roofs Single ply warm roof systems Tapered insulation schemes Three-layer felt warm roofs Cold-applied liquid systems A minimum of 5 years' estimating experience in rainscreen cladding is preferred, including but not limited to: SFS lightweight framing systems (e.g. Metsec, EOS) CWCT-compliant aluminium rainscreen cladding systems Cavity barriers and fire stopping systems In depth understanding of U-value targets and associated calculations. Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Bluebeam. Willingness and ability to travel to the office in Waltham Abbey. Position Remuneration Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience Regular office hours 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday Christmas Shut down Company pension scheme Joining a friendly office team, where bespoke design and high-quality customer journey is the standard This is a great opportunity to join a growing business and where everyone on the team is driven to succeed. Streamline Search is a technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the United Kingdom. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying to this post you are granting us consent to process your data and contact you in relation to this application. 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