Job Title: Bid Estimator Location: Weston-Super-Mare Sector: Telecoms, Structured Cabling Systems Salary: £35.000 - £45,000 package bonus Bid Estimator – The Company: Our client is an industry leading specialist structured cabling contractor with offices across the M4 corridor from Cardiff to London. The company is able to offer the complete package of Design, Installation and Maintenance of unified structured cabling systems for modern day business connectivity across Cat5e, 6, 6a, 7 etc. With over 20-years’ experience delivering major projects in both the public and private sectors, including: Government Departments, Data Centres, Educational establishments, correctional institutions, health care establishments, they have experience in delivering bespoke structured cabling solutions on range of projects in challenging environments. This role will be based in the Weston-Super-Mare office and involve site visits/surveys. Estimator – The role: We are recruiting for a for an experienced Senior Estimator or Bid Manager with experience either in structured data cabling (Cat 6) installation projects over £1million. You will be responsible for managing a team of Estimators and Designers to lead the pre-contract/Bid division of the company repiorting to the Head of Pre-Con. You will also be responsible for hands on Estimating jobs so must have experience pricing Cat 6 installation including cabinets and containment. You will be responsible for understanding client requirements, pricing and delivering extensive data structured cablinginstallations, including containment and data cabinets; this role is split between the office and site. Responsibilities: To respond to tender requests directly from clients, as prompted by the Bid Manager, or via portals in order to respond within timelines set To put together informed and accurate quotes in order to remain competitive at the same time as covering all necessary cost requirements for the business. Upon successfully winning a tender, to put together a comprehensive job pack so as to provide a step-by-step guide and budget for Project Managers and Engineers, enabling them to effectively run the project. To be client-focussed from concept through to practical completion, in order to build an ongoing relationship and deliver a high-quality service in line with requirement Make site survey visits to nationwide Government departments, Data Centres and high-profile clients in order tounderstand their design and delivery requirements. Visit sites to survey the works to be undertaken to gather more information to provide when going through review as well as when providing a job pack. Bid Estimator – The Person: Candidates must have: A minimum of 5 years in an Estimator role (or with experience ‘off tools’ – e.g. a Project Manager or Site Manager who has worked as an Engineer previously in their career) within either the telecommunications or electrical industry or (ideally) structured data cabling installation (CAT 6). Bid Estimator - The reward: Bonus scheme for up to 7% salary (4% achievable through Company KPI’s / 3% achievable through personal KPI’s – Company targets must be hit for any bonus payment). 25 days’ annual leave 8 Bank Holidays 33 day Group Income Protection – covers long-term sickness absence of 75% of salary, after 12 weeks’ qualifying absence. Life Assurance – death in service cover of 2x salary. Pension Scheme (People’s Pension currently) – standard contributions at the moment, but we are shortly setting up a salary sacrifice system for this which staff can opt in to. In addition, in the coming months we are looking into increasing Company contributions (staff to match contribution up to a certain %). EAP – Employee Assistance Programme, offering all kinds of support / advice – emotional, wellbeing, legal and financial. Gym Membership for Nuffield Health Gyms. Perkbox – A discount ‘App’. Staff sign up to receive discounts on everyday spending including supermarkets, clothing, holidays and gym membership. Following 6-month probationary period, eligibility for: Company’s Electric Vehicle policy – this allows staff to sign up for a salary sacrifice to ‘lease’ an electric car through the Company (Octopus EV scheme)