Estimator in Chelmsford, Essex

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 façade 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 will be pulling together scopes of work, providing value engineering and quote gathering to streamline and control the pre-construction processes.

Position Duties

• 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

• 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.

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.