At a Glance
- Tasks: Produce accurate estimates for exciting print and display projects while driving innovation.
- Company: Creative production business specialising in large-format print and retail graphics.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, dynamic work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Opportunity to work in Cardiff and collaborate with major brands.
- Why this job: Join a transformative team and shape the future of estimating with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Strong estimating experience in print or related fields, with excellent attention to detail.
Our client is an integrated creative production business specialising in large-format print, retail graphics, POS, exhibitions, installations and logistics, working with major brands and agency partners. We’re looking for an experienced Estimator to join their team at an exciting time of commercial and operational transformation. This is more than a traditional estimating role. You’ll take ownership of implementing process and strategy for estimating, job costing and pricing, while helping to build smarter, more consistent and commercially robust ways of working.
What you’ll be doing:
- Producing accurate estimates across print, POS, display, finishing, installation, logistics and third-party services.
- Costing complex, bespoke and high-value projects, tenders and RFPs.
- Developing and maintaining ratecards, pricing matrices and estimating templates.
- Working closely with Client Services, Production and Operations to ensure costs and margins are protected.
- Analysing estimate vs actual performance and identifying opportunities to reduce margin leakage.
- Developing and improving Tharstern MIS estimating processes and workflows.
- Helping introduce greater automation, efficiency and AI-enabled estimating.
What we’re looking for:
- Strong estimating experience within print, large-format, POS, display or a related production environment.
- Good knowledge of print production, materials and manufacturing processes.
- Strong commercial and numerical skills, with an understanding of margin, mark-up and pricing.
- Excellent attention to detail and the confidence to challenge assumptions.
- Experience with complex projects, tenders or supplier costing would be advantageous.
- Tharstern experience and knowledge of large-format/POS production would be a bonus.
We’re looking for someone who is commercially minded, technically credible, analytical and process-driven, with a genuine interest in using technology to improve traditional estimating processes. This is a great opportunity to estimate today’s work while helping build a better way of estimating tomorrow’s.
📍 Location: Cardiff
Interested? Get in touch for more information or apply now.
Estimating Manager in Cardiff employer: THE RECRUITMENT ORCHARD
Join a dynamic and innovative team in Cardiff, where your expertise as an Estimating Manager will be valued and nurtured. Our client offers a collaborative work culture that encourages creativity and professional growth, alongside competitive benefits and opportunities to implement cutting-edge technology in estimating processes. Be part of a transformative journey in a thriving industry, working with major brands and contributing to exciting projects.
