FM Estimator

Dartford Source: WhatJobs

£250,000–£2,000,000

Artic Building Services is a leader in Hard Facilities Management across London and the Home Counties. We offer a comprehensive suite of technical and engineering solutions, ensuring the smooth operation of your Mechanical, Electrical, and Hard FM Plant.

Job Description:

Location: Dartford

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Start Date: TBC

Duration: Permanent

Reporting Too: Business Development Director

Artic Building Services Ltd is an established and recognised provided within M&E and Facilities Management with particular focus on public sector delivery to the NHS and Education. This focus requires consistent competitive tendering and engagement to ensure continued growth. As part of the Mecsia Group, Artic has robust targets to secure with competitive solutioning and costing being a core element.

This role is key to success with responsibility in securing new work. Artic are looking for an experienced hard service/ FM estimator with experience in delivering solutions from £250k to £2m pa. A clear appreciation of the complexities of SFG20 and operational experience would be required with technical knowledge and commercial acumen key to the success of this role.

Experience in leading costing, delivering critical thinking and strategies through governance meetings is key with Excel proficiency coupled with commercial and operational analysis are also central to this key role. Experience with HTM’s and public sector bidding experience is also essential.

Main Responsibilities

Act as theaccountable pricing leadon bids
Own and developend-to-end pricing models(labour, costing, scenario modelling, subcontractor costing)
Work with subcontractors to share specification detail, and obtain prices in a timely manner
Lead the pricing workstream within the bid team and coordinate key stakeholders
Translate operational solutions intorobust commercial submissions
Identify, quantify and managerisk and opportunitywithin bids
Support governance processes and clearly articulate pricing decisions
Contribute to mobilisation and transition pricing
Continuously improve pricing methodologies and bid processes
Proven ownership of end-to-end FM tender pricing

Ideal Candidate

Experience pricing Facilities Management contracts in healthcare, education and commercial sectors
Background within FM or outsourced services environments
Strong Excel and commercial modelling capability
Ability to manage multiple bids in a fast-paced environment
Confident working with senior stakeholders across bid, commercial and operational teams

Job Duties:

Strictly apply to the Bid No Bid protocols, escalating to management any queries.
Support BDM’s and Bid Managers throughout the sales cycle.
Manage all estimate deadlines in a priority and organised method.
Evaluate and highlight any operational and commercial risk before agreeing to proceed, following the requirements of the bid / no bid process.
Deliver fully compliant bids and variant bids if applicable
Complete customer pricing return in bid pack and provide clarification question to Bid Manager to submit
Create depth to our Sub Contractor and Supply chain, by challenging the current base and introducing alternatives.
At inception of any win ensure the company Handover and Mobilisation checklist is completed to the required standard.
During handover detail any possible opportunities for contract variations or specific contract risk items.
Support with all Health and Safety issues.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability