Role: Estimator
Location: Laois
Job Type: Permanent - Full time
Salary: Negotiable DOE

At Elk Recruitment, we are looking for a driven Estimator to join our client’s growing team based in Laois. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Estimator to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.

Your new role includes:

Evaluate & review all incoming Tenders
Add all tenders received to Crowsnest with the correct and accurate details, project name,clients etc.
Professionally Estimating and Pricing Tenders, reaching tenders dates required by our clients and agreed with Operations Manager.
Ensuring the labour and material elements of their pricing are accurate as possible -software specific training will be given.
Ensuring BoQ is added to Crowsnest Estimate.
All tender submissions to be submitted clearly and presented well with any possible stipulations highlighted clearly in the email to our customers.
Responding and communicating with our clients and contractors at the tender stage to ensure tender is submitted to our customers’ satisfaction.
Keeping Operations Manager & Managing Director copied in on all tender submissions and costing correspondence.
To ensure all projects are priced as specified, if not this is to be noted clearly for clarity internally and for our customers.
Ensuring all materials and finishes detailed in the specification are identified correctly.
Note any items that can’t be priced as specified as provisional or alternative listed clearly.
Sourcing specialist suppliers for any non-stock materials or products.
Understanding each project thoroughly before the acceptance of any project, so we have the confidence to deliver on the proposed budgets.
Being proactive and accommodating with customers with emails, phone calls at tender stage to give the company the best chance of securing projects eg. Proposing VE Options as alternatives.

Relationship Building with clients and other Quantity Surveyors to assist with workflow

To be proficient and prompt at advising customers on tender return dates.

To be proficient and prompt at following up and getting feedback on our quotes – ensuring notes and details are all added to our Crowsnest software upon receipt.

Assist PMs with any additional works or change orders if required

Being proactive in sourcing prices and quotes for materials and elements required in the tenders.

Adding relevant RFQs with quotes to Crowsnest.

Being aware of any red flags, long lead items before Operations Manager agrees to take on any projects.

Confident and direct at initial pre-award meeting and internal design meeting with all information to hand, as the estimator you need to know the project inside out at the start of our internal process.

Carry out his position in a very professional manner.

Negotiating and agreeing contracts under direction and supervision of the Operations Manager.

Presenting his agreed KPIs at monthly team meeting and weekly meetings with Operations Manager

Customer Relations and helping take onus off Operations Manager for workflow.

Report to Operations Manager with any issues or decisions that can’t be actioned or agreed.

Report to Operations Manager on a weekly basis with relative KPI’s set out below.

To carry out his role with honesty, with integrity, transparency and professionally.

Please understand you are to work the hours required to deliver your KPIs.

Experience you need:

Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
Effective & Professional email writing & communication skills.
Professional & mannerly, especially being the main point of contact to customers.
It is essential that you have good negotiating skills, know how to get your point across, but are also approachable and friendly.
Good time management skills, and prioritization of tasks.
Good Computer Skills – able to navigate quickly between Office/Outlook/Excel and Crowsnest
Ensuring information that is being received or delegated is understood correctly and precisely.
Data Processing and ensuring information in our CRM system is correct, clean, and up to date always.
Organization skills
Attention to detail
The ability to work under pressure.
Critical thinking & problem solving.
Proficient and math and calculation.
Proactive and postive approach.
Be able to take directions and get results.
Management and following of set processes to be always followed and in line.
Flexible work hours to ensure deadline and targets are reached.

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