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March 13, 2020 | Comments Off on Estimator
Estimator
Breedon are currently seeking an Estimator to join our Contracting Commercial department based at our head office in Breedon on the Hill near Derby.
The Commercial team is responsible for providing a fast and responsive local service to customers, generating contracting sales in their area, building customer relationships and generating strategies to increase opportunities and profitability. The key responsibilities of the role are:
- Identify, generate, maintain and manage relationships with key clients
- Manage opportunities and provide clients with appropriate product and service solutions to meet their requirements
- Assist in bid-writing and the completion of pre-qualification questionnaires and submissions
- Accurately prepare, negotiate and analyse costs for tenders and contracts
- Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure best value supplies and services, whilst establishing key relationships
- Review tender results and contract performance to constantly ensure accurate and effective bids
- Review and monitor progress and project delivery to anticipate and identify problems and opportunities, working collaboratively to manage these
With relevant and proven experience, you will be logically minded, possessing excellent organisational skills, and be confident dealing formally and informally with customers. You will also have excellent IT and numerical skills, the ability to work under pressure, and the ability to adapt, co-ordinate and optimise resources effectively, in order to minimise any unnecessary costs and impact to the business.
You will be a self-starter who is commercially focused and responds appropriately on their own to improve outcomes and processes. You will assume responsibility for your own performance by demonstrating drive and initiative.
The Group places the highest importance on sustained standards of excellence in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental management and you will be expected to contribute to the Company's zero harm culture.
A competitive remuneration package will be offered including company car, pension and life assurance.
Contract type - Permanent Salary - Competitive Closing date for applications - 27th March, 2020
By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are acting as consultants for the hiring company. Ortolan People are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.