Lead bids. Influence strategy. Win major projects.
At Emico, we're looking for an experienced Senior Estimator / Bid Lead to take ownership of complex MEP tenders across Rail, Commercial, Industrial and Infrastructure sectors.
This is a senior role for someone who enjoys the challenge of turning opportunities into project wins. You'll lead bids from enquiry through to submission, work closely with operational and commercial teams, and play a key role in securing future business growth.
We're looking for someone who can challenge assumptions, identify risk and opportunity, build strong supply chain relationships, and produce commercially robust submissions that stand out in a competitive market.
What You'll Bring
- Proven estimating experience on Rail, Commercial, Industrial or Infrastructure projects.
- A strong track record of winning and delivering successful tender submissions.
- Experience preparing budget estimates, detailed cost plans and tender pricing.
- Strong understanding of RMM and NRM measurement methodologies.
- The ability to technically review supplier and subcontractor quotations.
- Experience managing and negotiating with supply chain partners.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify and manage risk.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- The confidence to lead bids and influence decision-making.
An electrical bias would be advantageous, but we're open to experienced MEP estimators from either mechanical, electrical or balanced M&E backgrounds.
What You'll Do
- Lead MEP tenders from enquiry through to submission and handover.
- Develop winning bid strategies.
- Review tender documentation and identify commercial and technical risks.
- Manage supplier and subcontractor enquiries and negotiations.
- Prepare accurate and competitive cost estimates.
- Present bid recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships with clients, consultants and the wider supply chain.
- Support continuous improvement across estimating and bid activities.
Why Emico?
We're a growing business delivering complex engineering and infrastructure solutions across some of the UK's most challenging environments. This is an opportunity to join a team where your expertise, judgement and commercial acumen will directly influence project wins and business growth.
If you've got the experience to lead complex MEP bids and the drive to win, we'd like to hear from you.
Please note that we are not accepting agency applications or unsolicited CVs for this vacancy at this time.
Senior MEP Estimator / Bid Lead (Building Services) employer: Emico Ltd
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