Estimator - Facade Access UK in Chelmsford

As an Estimator within our Façade Access Solutions team, you will play a pivotal role in securing and delivering exciting projects by developing accurate, competitive, and commercially robust cost estimates. Working closely with sales, technical, operational, commercial, and procurement teams, you will help transform customer requirements into innovative and profitable solutions.

This is a highly collaborative position where your expertise will directly influence business growth, project success, and customer satisfaction. You will assess project scope, build detailed cost models, evaluate commercial risks and opportunities, and provide the financial foundation for winning proposals.

The successful candidate will combine strong analytical and commercial skills with a proactive approach to problem-solving, ensuring quotations are both deliverable and aligned with business objectives. You will also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance estimating processes, quotation quality, accuracy, and responsiveness across the business.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects, influence key business decisions, and make a tangible impact on the success of a market-leading provider of Façade Access and height safety solutions.

This role will report directly to Head of Sales, Façade Access UK

Key tasks & responsibilities:

• Prepare accurate estimates for assigned sales opportunities using drawings, specifications, schedules, surveys and customer requirements.




• Develop costs covering materials, equipment, engineering, labour, installation, logistics, subcontractors and other relevant activities.




• Document assumptions, exclusions, allowances and qualifications, maintaining clear and traceable supporting calculations.

Tender & Opportunity Review

• Review enquiries and tender information to identify scope requirements, information gaps and technical, operational or commercial risks.




• Work with the responsible salesperson to clarify requirements and coordinate input from the appropriate functions.




• Provide estimating input to opportunity and bid/no-bid reviews, highlighting issues that may affect cost, programme, margin or deliverability.




• Provide a clear and reliable cost basis for customer pricing and commercial decision-makieg.




• Apply approved labour rates, material costs, allowances and estimating principles consistently, identifying uncertainty and risk allowances.




• Support cost breakdowns, options and scenario analysis while protecting confidential cost, pricing and margin information.

Technical & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate technical and operational input from Sales, Solutions Design, Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Procurement and Service.




• Ensure estimates reflect the proposed solution, installation methodology, access, logistics and known delivery constraints.




• Identify discrepancies between customer requirements, proposed solutions and available information and support their resolution.




• Obtain budget and firm pricing from suppliers and subcontractors where required.




• Work with Procurement and technical teams to establish reliable material, equipment and subcontract cost information.




• Maintain supporting quotations and cost records, highlighting significant changes that may affect the proposal.

Quotation & Proposal Support

• Provide accurate estimating information for customer quotations, tenders and proposals, aligned with the agreed scope.




• Support clear assumptions, exclusions and qualifications and respond efficiently to changes and clarifications.




• Contribute to value-engineering and alternative-solution reviews that improve competitiveness, deliverability, margin or customer value.




• Maintain accurate estimating records, templates, cost libraries and relevant information within approved business systems.




• Improve estimating tools, templates and methodologies to increase efficiency, consistency and traceability.




• Use available actual project costs, outcomes and lessons learned to improve future estimating accuracy and commercial visibility.

Qualifications & Competencies:

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in estimating, tendering, quantity surveying, commercial engineering, or a similar technical role.




• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and project documentation.




• Strong commercial awareness, including cost, pricing, margin, and risk management.




• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and business systems.




• Relevant industry experience and/or qualification in Engineering, Construction, Commercial Management, or Quantity Surveying is desirable.




• Strong analytical and numerical skills with excellent attention to detail.




• Commercially minded, with the ability to assess cost, risk, and opportunity.




• Organised and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.




• Effective communicator and collaborator across technical and commercial teams.




• Proactive, accountable, and solution-focused in approach.

What we offer in this role

We value our team and strive to offer a competitive salary and benefits package as well as:

• A Global Company




• A Safety Focused Employer




• A Sustainable Business




• Value-based Culture




• Diverse Company




• Equal-Opportunity Employer

Alimak Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We live our values to “move fast and deliver” and therefore are looking to run a timely recruitment process and we are therefore actively reviewing applications.

Alimak Group Company Values

Reaching new heights together - At Alimak Group we aim high. Our company vision and values serve as a strong foundation for our strategic plan; they drive our attitude towards the way we work and provide clarity and guidance around what we stand for as a company. Our values help us to ensure we all work towards the same goals and together with our vision they shape our culture and create a positive environment where we can achieve success.