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Job Title: Senior Estimator
Location: Weston-Super-Mare
Sector: Electrical, Telecoms, Structured Cabling Systems
Salary: £50.000 - £60,000 + package + bonus
Senior Estimator – The Company:
Our client is an industry leading specialist structured cabling contractor with offices across the M4 corridor from Cardiff to London. The company is able to offer the complete package of Design, Installation and Maintenance of unified structured cabling systems for modern day business connectivity across Cat5e, 6, 6a, 7 etc.
With over 20-years’ experience delivering major projects in both the public and private sectors, including: Government Departments, Data Centres, Educational establishments, correctional institutions, health care establishments, they have experience in delivering bespoke structured cabling solutions on range of projects in challenging environments. This role will be based in the Weston-Super-Mare office and involve site visits/surveys.
Senior Estimator – The role:
We are recruiting for a for an experienced Senior Estimator or Bid Manager with experience either in structured data cabling (Cat 6) installation projects over £1million. You will be responsible for managing a team of Estimators and Designers to lead the pre-contract/Bid division of the company repiorting to the Head of Pre-Con. You will also be responsible for hands on Estimating jobs so must have experience pricing Cat 6 installation including cabinets and containment.
The role may also suit a Project Manager with Cat 6 installation experience wanting to be more office based.
Responsibilities:
- Office based, with site visit/surveys to understand the client need
- The role will include designing and delivering high end complex IT infrastructure projects, of all sizes - Cat5e, 6, 6a
- Government, Data Centre, and London high profile fitout projects over £1m
- Being customer focused from concept through to practical completion.
- Build up a relied and trusted design team around you.
- You would need to be confident in delivering drawings, elevations, technical submittals and schedules and managing these through to construction design stages.
Senior Estimator – The Person:
Candidates must have:
- A minimum of 8 years in an Estimating role, within the telecommunications or Electrical Industry of you have included structured Cabling Systems in particular
- You will be able to price cabling, containment and cabinets on large jobs.
- Experience in Data Centres and Government projects essential
- Experience managing / leading others is beneficial
- Must be Internal fitout cabling - NOT external fibre installation/Civils
- Strong organisational and communications skills.
- Commutable to Weston and to site surveys
Senior Estimator - The reward:
- 7% bonus scheme
- Fuel card
- Company Car
- Pension
- Life cover 2x salary
- Sickness cover 24 months
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
