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Are you ready to make your mark in the medical industry. We're on the lookout for a talented Estimating Manager to help us create life-changing products within the healthcare environment.
Job Role Summary:
To manage, coordinate and schedule all activities of the estimating team in response to the demands of the business, from sales through to live projects.
Your day to day
As part of your role at Howorth, your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and improve the tools used by the estimating team to ensure accurate and higher quality proposals in a timely manner.
- Manage department / resource and take ownership of the scheduling of the Estimating Team.
- Carry out weekly reviews of Sales pipeline to help plan, schedule, and prioritise Estimating Team Resource
- Develop reporting processes for Estimators to log progress accessible to both Sales and Operations.
- Carry out site visits and surveys to support sales and delivery teams as required.
- Manage and complete all bid opportunities (Pre-Qualification Questionnaires) ensuring timely completion
Who you are
Recommended or desired qualifications you would need to fulfil this role:
-Excellent understanding of construction (Healthcare construction projects would be an advantage)
- Management of people
- Graduate in field
- Commercial awareness
- Strong IT skills
You should apply if
Please include personality traits, attributes and character traits
- The production and compilation of tender responses for public and private sector clients.
- Engage with existing and new supply chain partners to obtain pricing and quality information in support of tender bids.
- Regularly report to both Sales and Operations Management on Pre Sales Project progress, scheduling and forecasting.
- Review the pipeline of RFQs and incoming tender enquiries from both the HAT sales department, tender portals and other channels of enquiry.
- Assist in the generation and control of project budgets.
- Prioritise, schedule, and allocate personnel and resources to ensure tenders and RFQs are responded to efficiently and within specified deadlines.
- Carry out tender completions including RFQ’s, PQQ’s and any other forms of bid process as required.
- Develop supplier relationships throughout the supply chain to maximise partnering opportunities and cost saving initiatives.
- Continually improve estimating process with a focus on areas such as standardisation of documentation.
- Management of bid review and project review scheduling.
Why join us: Benefits
At Howorth Air Tech, we don’t just build careers - we build futures. We offer:
✅ Company Culture: Howorth Way, a focus on career progression and development
✅ Work Perks: Wellbeing allowance, hybrid working, free parking
✅ Financial Security: Pension scheme, enhanced maternity & paternity pay, company sick pay
✅ Health & Wellbeing: Medicash healthcare plan, critical illness cover, employee assistance program
✅ Sustainability & Perks: Electric car salary sacrifice, cycle-to-work scheme
About Us
Air, it’s a wonderful thing. And at Howorth, we should know. For over 160 years we've studied it. Inhaled and exhaled it. Developed pioneering new ways to clean it, control it, climatise it and contain it.
We understand what it does and how it flows. We know how it moves through operating theatres and clinical areas, pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical manufacturing equipment and environments. Read more: https://howorthgroup.com/about-howorth
Our Culture
At Howorth Air Tech, we believe that people are at the heart of everything we do. Our values shape our approach:
🔹 Integrity: We take ownership, remain accountable, and value transparency.
🔹 Collaboration: We work together to achieve shared success.
🔹 Excellence: We push boundaries to deliver the highest quality work.
We’re committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion - ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.