Senior Electrical Estimator
Professional Technical Jobs ⫽ Estimator
Fareham, Hampshire
£53000 - £60000
Permanent, Full time
08h00 - 17h00
Permanent
Desirable Skills
Tender, Small Works, Estimating, Risk Analysis
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Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately undertake any necessary take-offs of drawings and schedules and perform data entry into the estimating software
- Provide detailed scope of works with breakdowns
- Oversee the compilation of the tender return to ensure all elements are accounted for prior to submittal
- Identify and review material and labour requirements in order to determine which is more cost effective
- Will be involved in winning and tendering desired projects with suppliers and sub-contractors.
- Reviewing tender documentation issued by clients and drive a thorough understanding of requirements.
- Responsible for accurately quantifying materials, plant and labour requirements for allocated projects, ensure that for pre-designed projects, enquiries relative to the supply of materials, plant and labour is satisfactorily dealt with and that relevant information, contractual and trading particulars are distributed.
- Set up, in conjunction with others, estimating process and procedures, systems and data base. Maintain the estimating system to ensure all labour norms and prime costs are correct.
- Prepare tender risk analysis and ensure tender submission is appropriately clarified.
- Prepare Contractors proposals forming part of the tender submission, together with tender programmes, organisation charts, method statements etc.
- Send out enquiries and work closely with the M&E Buyer and supply chain at tender stage to ensure that we have a correct and competitive prime cost. Vet all subcontractor and plant tender submissions for compliance.
- Provide estimating workload planner and maintain a data base of bids submitted.
- Lead and manage the estimating of all Electrical small works
- Review building plans and specifications to determine the layout for Electrical systems and the related equipment.