Estimator
Posted 3 hours 19 minutes ago by Cherry Professional - Relationship Led Recruitment
£30,000 - £34,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Leicestershire, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE1 1
Job Description
EstimatorLocation: LeicesterSalary: £30,000 - £34,000Hours: Monday to Friday, Office Based Cherry Professional are delighted to be working with a well-established manufacturing business in Leicester to recruit an Estimator. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Estimator who enjoys working within a fast-paced technical environment and wants genuine long-term career progression.You'll be responsible for producing estimates and quotations across a diverse range of construction products, interpreting drawings, liaising with customers and supporting the external sales team to win new business opportunities.Responsibilities
- Preparing estimates and quotations from customer enquiries
- Producing technical take-offs from construction drawings
- Liaising with customers to gather project information
- Managing urgent quotation requests and fast turnaround times
- Working closely with sales teams and manufacturing departments
- Identifying additional sales opportunities within projects
- Ensuring quotations are commercially competitive and profitable
- Maintaining accurate pricing and customer records
- Previous estimating experience is essential
- Able to read and interpret construction drawings
- Commercially aware with strong numerical skills
- Confident communicating with customers and colleagues
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience within roofing, cladding, rainwater systems, fabrication, construction products or building envelope sectors would be advantageous
- Sage experience would be beneficial but is not essential
- Pension scheme
- Health scheme following probation
- Stable and growing business
- Genuine progression opportunity into a senior role
- Supportive team environment and excellent product training