Facades Estimator

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Our Client, a major roofing and cladding contractor, is looking for an experienced Facade Estimator to join a highly professional team and continue to build on their strong reputation for quality, excellence, and craftsmanship within the metal roofing and cladding industry. Our Client specializes in fully supported hard metal roofing, facades, SFS, Rainscreen cladding systems, and flat roofing for all types of projects.

Daily Duties Include:

1. Preparing tenders for various types of contractors including tier 1's. Tenders can exceed several millions in value.
2. Undertaking accurate take offs and preparing detailed scope mark-ups from construction drawings using Bluebeam Software.
3. Calculating rates including labour, material costs, overheads and profit, preliminary items using Excel estimating spreadsheets.
4. Offering value engineering solutions.
5. Populating client bills of quantities and pricing schedules.
6. Issuing enquiries and gathering material prices with the assistance of the estimating document controller from a range of manufacturers and suppliers.
7. Issuing enquiries for U value and condensation risk calculations to our suppliers.
8. Assisting the estimating director with reviewing enquiry documents thoroughly, ensuring compliance with specifications, scope of works documents, attendances, section 106 local labour obligations, etc.
9. Reviewing client programmes and identifying the time-related risks associated with them.
10. Attending meetings and negotiating with clients on-site and via Teams.
11. Developing and maintaining relationships with key clients and suppliers.
12. For secured projects, attending detailed handover meetings with commercial, design and management.
13. Assisting the estimating document controller with maintaining accurate and detailed records of tender submissions, tender queries, supplier quotations, and RFI's.
14. Assisting the estimating director with the issue of sub-contractor enquiries.
15. The successful candidate will report to the estimating director (and other directors) with any technical and labour queries and discuss their bids before they are submitted to clients.
16. Assist the estimating document controller with preparation of technical submittals.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate their wide range of experience and knowledge in CWCT tested rainscreen cladding solutions, structural framing systems, and cavity barrier systems such as:

1. Aluminium Rainscreen.
2. Composite Rainscreen.
3. Timber Rainscreen.
4. Cementitious Rainscreen Cladding.
5. Blick Slips and Terracotta type Rainscreen.
6. SFS Framing systems (e.g., Metsec and other manufacturers).
7. Cavity Barriers (Siderise, Tenmat, Rockwool).
8. Excellent knowledge of non-combustible cladding systems.
9. Computer literate – especially in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Bluebeam.
10. Excellent people and telephone skills with a smart appearance and ability to establish great relationships with clients and suppliers.

If you are interested in this job opportunity, please send over your CV and get in touch with Jamie at Unity Recruitment. If you know anyone interested, please send over for a referral.

Consultant Name: Jamie Turner-Lally

Landline: 02036 685680

Email: [e-mail]