Facades Estimator

Taking ownership of tenders from receipt of enquiry through to submission and securing the project, which include:

- Review the enquiry to understand the risk and opportunities associated with the scheme prior to accepting or declining.

- Review all enquiry documents to fully understand the Employers Requirements.

- Strong awareness of time management

- Accurately measuring drawings.

- Liasing with supply chain (Sub-contractor and Suppliers) to ascertain correct project prices.

- Ensuring most competitive prices are received and incorporated within the submission.

- Understanding tender addendums.

- Creating accurate estimates using estimating software (Immortalis).

- Ensuring Façade estimates comply with Building Safety Act and insurance stipulations.

- Ability to write accurate bids.

- Ability to take "Ownership" tenders.

- Regular client liason.

Key duties of the role, but not limited to:

- Fully understand the Employers Requirement's from the receipt of the enquiry documents.

- Ensure tender return dates are logged.

- Arrange the necessary site visits with clients and supply chain.

- Issue comprehensive sub-contract packages for quoting.

- Accurately take off drawings.

- Organized with document control and data.

- Issue material bills to procurement team for pricing on every scheme.

- Prepare internal take-off from measures.

- Prepare estimates within in-house software system (Immortalis).

- Clearly demonstrate the clarifications, inclusions and exclusions within the tender.

- Prepare tender/bid submissions within a timely manner ahead of the submission date.

- Communicate with client on status of tenders.

- Ensure tender submissions are accurate to the highest quality.

- Attend pre-tender meetings.

- Attend post-tender meetings.

- Liaise with Head of Estimating and the Client in regards to post tender negotiations.

- Produce cashflow forecasts from estimates.

- Ensure all deadlines are met.

- Prepare and present handover meetings to Commercial and Operational teams.

- Liaise with Commercial and Operational teams post tender.

We are currently looking for an individual who thrives in a busy, high-pressured environment. Ideally, you will be polite, friendly, organised, confident, have a great attention to detail and be willing to go that extra mile in the position of a Facade Estimator. The role is to support our Estimating Team, based at our Head Office in Leeds, LS10, however it may involves some travelling around the United Kingdom therefore a full UK Drivers Licence is essential., Minimum 5 GCSE's with at least Maths and English, Level 3 NVQ - Construction Contracting Operations

- Proof of Building Safety Act relating learning / CPD's

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

- Previous estimating experience of at least 3 years within the construction industry and understanding of Fire Safety including the Building Safety Act and BSR changes.

- Proof of good technical knowledge within the façade industry (roofing, cladding, curtain walling, windows and doors, glazing, and rainscreen).

- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.

- IT literate Minimum; Microsoft Excel and Office.

- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

- Excellent analytical and numerical skills.

- Proactive and motivated individual with strong commercial awareness.

- Team player.

- Ambitious.

- Commercial knowledge such as; contractual (JCT), project risk awareness, financials generally.

- Literate in the use of Microsoft Project.

- Use of Bluebeam Revu software (or similar) for measuring PDF drawings.

- Previous use of SharePoint.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

- Commercial knowledge such as; contractual (JCT), project risk awareness, financials generally.

- Literate in the us of Microsoft Project.

- Use of Bluebeam Revu software (or similar) for measuring PDF drawings.

- Previous use of SharePoint.,

• GCSE or equivalent (required), estimating: 3 years (required)
  
  Everlast has grown significantly over its 21-year history to become a leading Roofing Specialist in the Construction Industry.
  
  Company Vehicle


• Company Vehicle Allowance


This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive business that encourages employee development and growth from within.

Full time. Permanent.

Please send your C.V. with a covering letter

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car


• On-site parking


Schedule:

• Day shift


• Monday to Friday