Estimator

Job Overview

GVR Solutions are working with specialists in fully supported hard metal roofing, facades, cladding systems and flat roofing for all types of projects.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will be expected to prepare tenders and undertake take offs from construction drawings, reading drawings, understanding specifications and using Excel to a good standard.
• Undertaking accurate take offs from construction drawings with a knowledge of Bluebeam estimating software being an advantage.
• Calculating rates including labour, material costs and preliminary items.
• Populating client bills of quantities and pricing schedules.
• Preparing scope marked up drawings using Bluebeam.
• For secured projects attending handover meetings with surveying, design and management.
• Maintaining accurate records of tender submissions, tender queries and RFIs.
• We would expect the successful candidate to be well versed in over 18m non-combustible cladding solutions and fire barriers.
• An understanding of target U values and calculations would be expected.
• Good professional telephone skills with smart appearance.
• Preparing tender bids and collating information from enquiries received.
• Meeting client on‑site to negotiate best price and understand requirements.
• Project values will range from £200k to £4M plus.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key clients.
• Researching materials, equipment and labour costs.
• Assist our document controller with gathering quotes from sub‑contractors and suppliers.
• Assist our document controller with technical submittals for secured projects.
• Some assistance may be required with our design department on secured projects.
• Computer literate—especially in Excel, Word, Outlook and Bluebeam.
• Will travel to our office in Waltham Abbey.
• The successful candidate will report to the estimating director with any technical and labour queries and discuss their bids before they are submitted to clients.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5 years estimating experience in all types of flat roofing preferred and should include but not be limited to:
  • Manufacturers—Bauder, Radmat, IKO, Axter, Kemper.
  • Inverted hotmelt solutions, including ballasted, paved, green and blue roof systems.
  • Single‑ply warm roofs.
  • Tapered insulation schemes.
  • Three‑layer felt warm roofs.
  • Cold applied liquids.
• 5 years estimating experience in rainscreen cladding preferred and should include but not be limited to:
  • SFS lightweight framing systems e.g. Metsec, EOS.
  • CWCT Aluminium rainscreen cladding systems.
  • Cavity / fire barriers.

If you are interested in the Estimator role, then please get in touch.

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