Engineering Project Estimator

Company: RH Aero
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Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Hours: 38 hours per week (Mon-Fri) Benefits: Company Pension – matched contribution scheme, Westfield Health care plan – after 3 months. 25 days paid annual leave plus all UK Statutory Bank Holidays. We have kitchen facilities on our site and provide free tea and coffee for our employees. Do you want to continue your training and development?

At RH Aero Systems (HYDRO Systems) we are committed to supporting you in your continuous technical andprofessional development to enable you to keep your skills and knowledge up to date and to support you in your advancement within the business. Through our industry-leading businesses – Rhinestahl and HYDRO Systems – we deliver capability across custom-designed Ground Support Equipment, OEM-licensed engine and airframe tooling, 26 global service centers and innovative engineered solutions for OEMs, MROs and Operators worldwide. For further details visit our website. Reliable: We consistently deliver outstanding quality and performance. Ready: We are always prepared, flexible and within reach ready to act when it matters most. Our UK facility is co located on the Rolls-Royce campus on Victory Road, Derby, our largest UK customer. The primary role of Production Estimator will be responsible for the completion of estimates and quotation of enquiry, daily administrative support for UK Production, and to keep the ERP system up to date with relevant and accurate costings. Identify processing routes (make/ buy decision) from technical drawings and facility capabilities. Create accurate manufacturing costings and lead times, input into the ERP system (SAP), and review/ validate past costings. Work closely with immediate colleagues (Production Manager, Production Planner and Machine Shop Operators) to understand capacities and any changes which may impact manufacture cost/ time. Develop good working relationships with stakeholders to be able to embed the companys control standards, systems and methods delivering accurate and quality project performance in a timely manner. Provide general administrative support to the Machine Shop including holiday cover where required. Experience of manufacturing processes within a machining/ assembly environment, including knowledge & understanding of engineering drawings. Excellent computing skills across the Microsoft office suite and SAP production system. Attention to detail and ability to identify anomalies in data. Goal orientated and task driven, able to work to tight deadlines within a pressurised environment, while remaining customer focused and maintaining accuracy of data. Flexible and adaptable with the ability to work alone and unsupervised as well as part of a team Work with minimal supervision once trained….

Posted: April 3rd, 2026