Permanent / Full Time
Stoke on Trent
£25000 - £35000
As a Trainee / Graduate Estimator, you will report directly to and work alongside the Director
Our client is a local, successful, and well-established manufacturing, supply, and fitting company based in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent.
As a Trainee Estimator, you will join a company with a strong reputation built on quality, reliability, and high levels of commitment. A fabulous company with its own on-site manufacturing facility that provides a full, yet flexible service tailored to everyone’s needs.
Job Description:
As a Trainee / Graduate Estimator, you will report directly to and work alongside the Director with duties to include:
- Pricing / assisting in pricing competitive tenders
- Negotiating on projects ranging in value
- Professionally liaise with supply chain, clients, and stakeholders
- Reviewing construction drawings and construction programmes
- Purchasing materials, placing orders and managing supply chain payments
- Securing labour to meet construction programmes
- Preparing monthly valuations
- Project forecasting and tracking
- Liaising with clients with project updates
- Managing projects from start to finish – take responsibility for successful delivery
- Attending site visits as required
Candidate Requirements:
Ideally, as a Trainee Estimator, you will have or be:
- Estimating experience either in a project role or a degree in this area
- Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy is critical
- A full, clean driving licence is essential
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential
- Experience of JCT & NEC contracts is desirable
- 2+ years’ experience in a similar area would be advantageous
- Educated to HNC / Degree level advantageous
- Understanding payments, forecasting and margins advantageous
- Experience in manufacturing and fitting processes advantageous
- Ability to organise own workload with minimum supervision
- Professional and polite when dealing with clients and colleagues
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to cope with a busy schedule and multitask
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Salary £25,000 – £35,000 DOE
Brampton Recruitment is an independent Commercial and Accounts and finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region.
