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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 fa ade 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.

Estimator (Commercial Roofing) Birmingham £50,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Company Car/Allowance + Training + Pension + 33 Days Annual Leave Are you an Estimator with experience in Metal or flat commercial roofs or specialist building envelopes looking to join a growing specialist contractor offering great work-life balance where you will play a key role in producing accurate and competitive tenders? Do you want to join a company that invests in its people, gives you great progression opportunities all the way to directorship and is going through an impressive growth period currently? On offer is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a growing specialist contractor, where you'll take responsibility for producing detailed cost estimates, tender submissions, Bills of Quantities, and commercial pricing for a range of commercial and public sector projects. This role would suit an Estimator or similar with experience within Metal or flat commercial roofs or specialist building envelopes , strong knowledge of commercial roofing systems and excellent commercial acumen who is looking for a varied role with progression and professional development. In this role, the successful candidate will prepare competitive tender submissions, analyse drawings and specifications, conduct site surveys, liaise with clients and the supply chain, assess project risks, and support commercial and project teams throughout the construction phase. The Role: Conducting pre-tender and pre-contract facade surveys to identify condition, substrate, fixings and refurbishment requirements Liaising with manufacturers, suppliers, subcontractors, clients, architects and structural engineers Preparing Bills of Quantities, cost breakdowns, valuations, variations and final accounts Monday to Friday, 8am - 5pm with no weekend working The Person: Estimator or similar background with experience within metal and flat roofs or specialist envelopes Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural drawings, specifications and survey reports Proficiency in estimating software and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel Experience with post-Grenfell fire safety remediation projects and EWS1 assessments (Preferred) Full UK driving licence Reference Number: BBBH26930H If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.