Estimator – Electrical – Louth

Estimator – Electrical – Louth

Our clients design and manufacture electrical power distribution solutions including custom built switchgear, packaged sub-stations and motor control panels.  They are looking to recruit an experienced Estimator to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business.

Providing an efficient estimating service for electrical switchgear products to key customers, whilst driving sales and profitability for the business.

The Role

• Reviewing tender documents
• Prepare work to be estimated by gathering proposals, drawings, specifications
• Identify labour, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, drawings, specifications, and related documents
• Prepare project quotations
• Ensure project quotations are prepared to an agreed standard and format
• Submit professional quotations within an agreed timescale, always ensuring quality and accuracy is maintained
• Document and record all enquiries ensuring a project pipeline is maintained and up to date
• Contact with Customers, converting quotations to sales
• Liaising with clients, Consultants, Designers and Supply Chain as and when required
• Share leads with team
• Use sales and CRM systems to evaluate performance and returns whilst tracking ongoing pipeline
• Managing all stages of the tendering process from receipt of enquiry through to the return of the completed tender
• Take off from drawings/specifications to produce a Bill of Materials
• Assisting with Planning & Programming
• Weekly reports outlining status of estimated projects and proposed projects to be tendered
• Liaise with and assist the Management Team by providing regular feedback on products and pricing
• Regularly review pricing and margins achieved
• Cost Monitoring and Reporting
• Identify margin opportunities
• Maintain technical knowledge
• Adhere to all health & safety procedures
• Any other duties as reasonably requested by management

The Person:

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years recent relevant experience
• Have experience in relation to interpretation of initial enquiries, specification standards, value engineering of quotes, alternatives selection and relationship building with Contractors and Clients.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple projects
• Ability to demonstrate that he/she is customer focused and results/target driven

For more information please call Keith on 01 912 1892 or email keith@executiveedge.ie