Estimator-fire & Security Industry - Glasgow, United Kingdom - First Military Recruitment

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Description

JA110- Estimator

Location - Glasgow/Central Belt

Salary - £DOE

Overview:


Key Responsibilities:


  • Carry out site surveys as required.
  • Prepare and assess the requirements for producing tenders and budgets, establishing associated costs.
  • Produce Go No Go approval in line with contracting standards.
  • Interpret information and price accurate bills of quantities/pricing documents.
  • Identify and understand different forms of contracts, their interpretation, and legal obligations.
  • Develops rates, prices and incentive schemes for inclusion in tenders, in accordance with commercial strategy.
  • Understand the insurance coverage to protect the position of the Company, mitigating risks.
  • Negotiate and establish agreed terms & conditions with the client in collaboration with the commercial team
  • Produce commercial bids and documentation for approval of the Commercial Review Board (CRB)
  • Understand the impact on risk producing Risk Registers for CRB review
  • Obtain best pricing from supply chain partners for the appropriate resources, goods and services for the tender/estimate, in line with budgetary provision.
  • Compliance with contracting standards, job costs, expected/minimum margin to ensure profitable returns to the business.
  • Prepare and return accurate and quality tender / estimates within the required deadline.
  • Liaise and collaborate with other departments including Bid, Design, Commercial, Finance, Coordination, Purchasing, HR, Estimating, etc
  • Create reports for senior management.

Skills and Experience

Essential:


  • Possess clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve.
  • High level of selfmotivation can do attitude, organisational ability and drive to meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrate a commercial awareness within the fire & security / electrical industry.
  • Fire & Security estimating experience.
  • Completion and submission of Quotations, Bill of Quantities, and tenders' documents.
  • Experience negotiating within Fire & Security industry.
  • Intermediate computer literacy Microsoft Applications.

Desirable

  • Higher National Diploma (HND) in Construction or Building Services or recognised equivalent in a related discipline.

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