Estimator

Overview

In this role you will prepare accurate, commercially competitive estimates for structural steel projects in a London-based team. You will work with clients, contractors and internal colleagues to ensure tenders are priced correctly, viable, and submitted on time. You’ll review enquiries, interpret drawings, and quantify steelwork to support profitable project wins. This role offers the chance to influence bidding strategy and project outcomes across a varied portfolio of steel projects.

Responsibilities

• Review tender enquiries and project requirements
• Analyse structural drawings, specs and scopes of work
• Prepare detailed estimates and quotations
• Calculate steelwork quantities
• Price materials, fabrication, labour and installation
• Obtain and assess supplier and subcontractor quotations
• Identify exclusions, assumptions and potential project risks
• Liaise with clients and contractors to clarify tender requirements
• Coordinate with engineering, project management, procurement and commercial teams
• Ensure tenders are accurate and submitted within deadlines
• Support business in securing profitable structural steel projects
• Maintain accurate estimating records
• Support post-tender reviews and lessons learned

Key requirements

• Previous structural steel estimating experience
• Experience pricing fabricated and erected steelwork
• Ability to read and interpret structural drawings
• Understanding of fabrication processes and steelwork quantities
• Experience preparing tenders from enquiry through submission
• Good commercial awareness and numerical ability
• Ability to identify project risks, exclusions and potential additional costs
• Experience dealing with suppliers, subcontractors and clients
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tenders and deadlines

• Strong attention to detail
• Commercial awareness
• Excellent communication with clients and team
• Reading/interpretation of structural drawings
• Estimating/pricing for fabrication and erection
• Quantity surveying for steelwork

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