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Role: Electrical Estimator  
Location: Solihull
Contract type: Ongoing contract
Salary: £27.00 per hour

Role:

• An opportunity has arisen for a full time Electrical Estimator, to join an expanding automotive services specialist delivering highly sophisticated electrical installations within the automotive industry based in the Midlands.
• This is a new position, providing support to our Electrical Projects team relating to the pricing of tenders, to win new business and additional projects within our existing business.
• This role requires an experienced estimator who has excellent negotiation skills and can communicate and influence at multiple levels from the Directors to all staff and stakeholders within the business.
• Preparing and submitting tenders, reading drawings, and calculating the cost of materials, labour and equipment hire
• Obtaining quotations to cover all requirements
• Collating detailed costs of all requirements for each project
• Working with clients, sub-contractors, and staff to ensure that every project is delivered on time and within budget
• Assessing and adhering to all Health and Safety requirement
• Managing timesheets and collation of project hours
• Completion of end of project documentation including O & M's

Qualifications, Skills & Experience required:

• Electrical qualifications and work background are essential.
• Customer focused
• High organisational skills - understanding of need to work to a deadline
• Planning ability using Microsoft Project
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Previous experience working within the automotive sector covering: Electrical: Main distribution (high and low voltage), Sub distribution, Small power, Lighting, Electrical design, Test, and inspection.
• Data Networks: Data Cabling, Voice Cabling, Containment, Fibre optic cabling and termination, Copper cabling, termination and testing, Patching services, Wireless network AP’s