Estimator/Junior Estimator

£20,000 to £27,000 DOE

Days Mon- Fri

Cambridge

Permanent

KAP Technical are working with a high-tech manufacturing company specialising in the welding and fabrication of stainless-steel assemblies and gas and fluid handling systems.

Our client is looking for an estimator to join our team and to expand our estimating and assist with quoting activities.

Estimator/Junior Estimator

The successful candidate will report directly to the Senior Estimator and/or Operations Director, and the role will include.

• Discussing clients’ requirements alongside the Sales team
• Interpreting clients’ drawings and specifications
• Working with the production team to determine a manufacturing process and production times.
• Creating a Bill of Materials
• Working with the supply chain to source parts and sub-contract activities
• To compile costings and detailed proposals
• To work with the Sales team to promote proposal to client.
• To handover project to purchasing and production on successful delivery of proposal
• To support production and purchasing throughout project as required

The successful candidate will be:

• Have experience or an active interest as an estimator within the manufacturing industry.
• Accurate and numerate with great attention to detail.
• Technically and commercially aware, and able to understand and interpret drawings and other information.
• Able to compile and/or assist with detailed quotations.
• Able to manage their own workload, and that of their department, and achieve set deadlines.
• A good communicator
• Able to work within a team.
• Be pro-active.
• Be versatile.
• Educated to A-level of higher.