Senior Electrical Estimator

Senior Electrical Estimator (Permanent)

Abbey Group Services is recruiting for an experienced Senior Electrical Estimator to join our well-respected and established team based in Shrivenham, close to Swindon. We are now recognized as the leading contractor in the area with an excellent order book and client base. Consistently achieving growth of 20 – 30% year on year, we are a forward-thinking business with extensive growth plans.

We typically operate within a 100-mile radius of our office. Work covers multiple disciplines, including pharmaceutical, manufacturing, residential, and commercial sites. These vary from £10,000 to circa £500,000.

The Package:

·        Salary £52,500 - £60,000 per annum (before tax and other deductions)

·        Car allowance

·        30 days holiday (including Bank holidays)

·        Excellent pension scheme

·        Long service benefits

·        Working hours 7:30am – 4:30pm or 8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

·        Further development opportunities

The Role:

·        Receiving enquiries from clients

·        Completing an in-depth review of the enquiry extending to contractual, health and safety, logistical and technical aspects of the opportunity

·        Attending site meetings / surveys as required

·        Sending/receiving enquiries to/from suppliers & specialist sub-contractors

·        Preparing take-offs from drawings

·        Preparation of tender price

·        Presentation of tender to Director for approval prior to submittal

·        Detailed tender submission

·        Post tender review meetings with clients

·        Detailed tender handover report to Project Delivery Team

·        Assisting in the development of colleagues such as Administrators or Junior Estimators

·        Ownership of our established estimating package

Requirements:

·        You will have previously worked as an Electrical Estimator for a minimum of five years and be confident working on multiple projects of various sizes and types simultaneously

·        A highly flexible attitude and willingness to deal with jobs of all types and sizes. This may include smaller works down to values of circa £10,000

·        Experienced and happy to work on pre-designed or design and build opportunities

·        Proven experience and a strong understanding of contractual elements of projects, including JCT and NEC

·        Commercially astute and willing to make decisions

·        Highly creative and able this think outside of the box

·        A problem solver

·        It is important that you have worked your way up from the tools and have previously worked as an electrician. A core understanding of the practical aspects of installation are important

·        Proficient with IT systems as the company have modern processes

·        Happy working to targets

You will live no more than a 40-minute commute from our office.

Abilities & Skills:

• High attention to detail
• Proven ability to deliver high quality work within strict time frames
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize own workload
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Capacity to work independently with limited supervision
• A “can do” attitude with a strong work ethic and execution skills
• Excellent team player
• Willing to travel as required for client meetings and surveys
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent problem solver
• Adaptive and resilient, responding positively to changes in deadlines and processes

Abbey Electrical are Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.