Estimator - Up To £65,000 A Year in Essex

Ensure all your application information is up to date and in order before applying for this opportunity. Estimator 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 faade 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'll be pulling together scopes of work, providing value engineering and quote gathering to streamline and control the pre-construction processes. Position Duties The successful candidate will be responsible for 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. xdjnayx Meeting clients on-site to discuss requirements and negotiate pricing. Working on projects ranging in value from £200k to £4M+. Build Please click on the apply button to read the full job description