Job Description

Electrical Estimator

Oakray has been providing buildings support to local authorities, social landlords, NHS trusts and private sector clients for over 45 years. Founded in 1979, we have a proven track record of delivering successful mechanical, electrical and security services and solutions to our commercial and domestic clients, with whom we have developed longstanding partnerships.

Working hours:

8am - 5pm

Job Summary

Oakray are seeking a talented and experienced electrical estimator to join our growing projects department. To work closely with the Bid Team and Contract Managers to provide accurate estimates for electrical projects, draw up assessments of costs of products and services to provide to clients.

Main Responsibilities

Compiling Bids for Projects.

To be able to understand specification documents, engineering drawings and be able to produce full and accurate take offs from electrical drawings.

Electrical project range 50,000.00 - 5 million.

Calculating costs for materials, transport, labour, equipment hire, permits, and other project-related expenses.

Obtaining quotes and evaluating proposals for all predicted requirements from sub-contractors and suppliers, this will include Mechanical and Builders work elements.

Collating detailed price lists of everything required on each tender/project.

Clarifying the client's needs and expectations.

Prepare detailed and accurate cost estimates, breakdowns, and proposals.

Assessing and adhering to all risk assessments and health and safety requirements.

Keeping up to date with inflation, and understand potential risks.

Analyse potential risks and opportunities associated with the project and incorporate them into the estimate.

Maintain accurate records and documentation related to estimates and project costs.

Making visits to site to familiarise with the works and fully understand the scope of works and site-specific requirements of works being tendered.

Stay up to date on industry standards and regulations

Present bids to clients and answering their questions.

Monitor the costs at different stages of the project to ensure the project stay within budget

Assisting bid writer with specific site information to assist with quality submissions.

Preparing and submitting quotations for smaller works up to 1 million for contractor's design and build style projects with limited information available.

Liaise with the client to understand their needs and provide technical advice

Desire to want to progress into renewable technologies.

Ability to tender for multiple projects at any one time.

Ability to produce value engineering solutions.

Produce programme of works and site logistic plans at tender stage to demonstrate to clients we understand their requirements and to present our delivery methods.

Any other duties as reasonably requested

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will

Strong Electrical knowledge is a must have

Mechanical knowledge would be advantageous

Strong mathematical and financial skills.

Highly proficient in numeracy

Good negotiation skills

Experience with estimating software, preferably Ensign

An effective communicator

Exceptional attention to detail

Ideally 5+ years experience in mechanical estimating

Ability to undertake project management

Ability to stay focused whilst working under pressure and to strict deadlines

Be able to manage their time efficiently and multi task

Ability to work alone and as a part of a team

Excellent at problem solving

Analytically minded, including having the ability to undertake financial analysis

A team player

Experience/ability to deliver presentations

Organised and methodical

Proficient at using Microsoft Projects and Excel as well as industry specific software

Experience in maintaining effective records

Essential Qualifications/Skills

GCSE qualified

Relevant qualification in either

Construction Management/Structural Engineering/Quantity Surveying

Full UK Driving Licence

Industry qualifications or the ability to work towards gaining them

You will be part of a friendly and busy team.

You will receive excellent training and support in this role and there will be plenty of scope to improve and enhance your current abilities. In addition, as the company continues to grow there are plenty of opportunities for career progression and advancement. Oakray is a company that recognises individual talent, encourages professional development and rewards success.

If you believe that you have the talent, energy and spirit and are eager to learn, then we want to hear from you!

Working for us:

We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job. Recruitment will be solely on the basis of the applicant's abilities and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the job. Qualifications, skills and experience will be assessed at the level that is relevant to the job.

We will ensure that our shortlisting, interviewing and selection procedures avoid discrimination in any way, including on grounds of age, disability, gender, marital status or civil partnership, race, nationality or ethnic origins, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

21 days holiday increasing by 1 day every 2 years' service up to a maximum of 25 days, plus statutory days Pension scheme - Auto enrolment Life Insurance Employee Assistance Programme Employee Referral Scheme Staff Discounts Company Vehicle/Car Allowance Mobile Phone 6-month probationary period Paid monthly via bacs We are an equal opportunities employer
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 60,000.00-70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company car Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person