Description:
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We're seeking a dynamic and experienced Estimator to join our Painter Brothers team in Hereford or Scotland and play a pivotal role in driving excellence in rail operations.
This is an amazing opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in a great place to work. We offer a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity and innovation and access to cutting-edge technology and resources to support your professional growth and development.
Painter Brothers is one of the UK's leading specialist in structural steel manufacture. We have the capacity to produce in excess of 15,000 tones of steelwork each year. Our 14-acre site has a wide range of machinery meaning we can manufacture and store any type of structural steelwork, including galvanised specialist structural steelwork.
What you'll be doing
- Ensure that the Rail Systems strategy for Growth and Industry Margins is achieved through ensuring our value is sold to our customers.
- Take the lead on small/medium size bids to ensure that tender deliverables are produced in a timely and effective manner.
- Support the management of workload as required within the bid team.
- Support and/or interrogate design options and value solutions, identifying the attractiveness of a project based on sound estimation principles.
- Review tender documents and submission requirements, ensuring all financial information is identified and provided and accurate and compliant design proposals are included.
- Select suitable sub-contractors and specialists for each project.
- Ensure all tender documentation, approvals and customer correspondence is saved within SharePoint under the correct tender folder. A
- Prepare cost information and tender submissions for senior management.
Who we're looking for
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing sectors gained either through direct experience of delivery and / or direct experience of sales / bidding activity.
- A demonstrable ability to achieve sales targets, build customer portfolios, and identify cross sales opportunities.
- Experience of working collaboratively within a high pressure team environment and meeting key deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good working knowledge of pricing and quantification methods.
- Proficiency in IT, numeracy and MS Office & estimating systems.
- Demonstrate integrity and a professional image at all times.