Electrical Estimator

Job Title: Electrical Estimator

Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Salary: 50,000 - 55,000

Benefits: Company vehicle, 21 days holiday plus bank holidays

A leading M&E Contractor based in Peterborough is looking to strengthen their team with an experienced and driven Electrical Estimator.

They provide M&E services to a wide range of clients and businesses across a diverse range of sectors including commercial, retail and industrial. These projects are typically valued between 10,000 to 1M.

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

• Manage the tender process from initial enquiry through to final submission.
• Preparing and submitting accurate and competitive electrical tenders from 10,000 to 1M.
• Review and interpret contract design and construction drawings.
• Analyse documents, scope of works, material and time calculations for electrical installations.
• Collaborate with the client, their agent or on-site personnel to gather the information necessary for accurate estimates.
• Assess project profitability and suggest ways to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Prepare valuations and final accounts.
• Attend site surveys or tender interviews to develop business to the company.
• Attend regular site meetings with clients and project teams to provide ongoing assistance to the projects team if requests for the generation of variation costs are received.
• Maintaining and updating cost databases to reflect current market trends, material prices and labour costs ensuring accuracy and competitiveness.

Successful applicants will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Overall knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of commercial and industrial electrical systems and their installation methods.
• Proven experience of working as an electrical estimator within a similar environment including electrical installations and design and build projects.
• Knowledge and understanding of the contract design and construction drawings.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet set deadlines whilst managing multiple tenders.
• The ability to plan, co-ordinate and prioritise tenders.
• Confident communicator.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• NVQ City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical Installations (or equivalent).

Please contact Adam Brown on (phone number removed) / (phone number removed) for more information about this role or if you are interested in a new opportunity within the Building Services sector. (Electrical Estimator, M&E Estimator, Estimator).