Senior Aluminium Fabrication Estimator

Senior Aluminium Fabrication Estimator

Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum

Full Time, Permanent - Monday to Friday (8:30am - 4:30pm). Hybrid working (2 days from home per week).

Competitive starting salary up to £55,000. Benefits include increasing holidays with length of service, flexible working hours and opportunities for career progression and salary growth.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Liaise frequently with customers and clients upon receipt of sales enquiries.
• Prepare detailed estimates, including take offs from architect drawings to obtain SOPs.
• Assess stringent client specifications and ensure full compliance with requirements.
• Utilise estimating and design software packages such as Logikal and Bluebeam.
• Carry out competitor pricing analysis to support ongoing tenders.
• Present full breakdown of estimates to clients to showcase understanding of project requirements.
• Communicate with customers to review details of submitted tenders and obtain feedback.
• Present handover meetings to design, contract & production departments once projects are approved.
• Coach and mentor Junior Estimators while delegating workloads.

Skills & Experience

• Apprentice trained Estimator or equivalent NVQ qualification.
• Previous shopfloor experience beneficial but not essential.
• In depth, technical understanding of aluminium fabrication production and assembly procedures, particularly windows and doors.
• Demonstrable experience in providing detailed estimates and producing tenders.
• Proven senior stakeholder management experience.
• In depth knowledge of CDM regulations and ISO quality standards.
• IT literate, including Microsoft Excel and estimating software packages.
• Full UK driving licence.