Electrical Estimator
Electrical Estimator
Sectors: High-end residential, hotels and retirement communities
Salary: Competitive and dependent on experience
Benefits: Company car, private healthcare, pension and additional company benefits
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Estimator to join one of the UK’s leading independent building-services contractors.
You will become part of a highly successful and established preconstruction team delivering major mechanical and electrical packages valued between £5 million and £20 million.
Projects will include prestigious high-end residential developments, luxury hotels and retirement communities. These technically demanding schemes require high-quality electrical installations, strong commercial control and close coordination between clients, consultants, designers, suppliers and subcontractors.
The company has an excellent reputation for delivering complex building-services projects and offers a collaborative working environment with genuine opportunities for long-term career progression.
Key Responsibilities
You will manage the electrical estimating process from the initial tender enquiry through to post-tender negotiations and project handover.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing tender documentation, specifications, drawings and client requirements.
- Producing detailed, accurate and competitive electrical estimates.
- Completing measurements, take-offs and cost plans.
- Estimating electrical services, including LV distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, containment, small power, fire alarms, security, data, communications, earthing and lightning protection.
- Developing tender strategies and identifying the most appropriate procurement approach.
- Preparing subcontractor and supplier enquiry packages.
- Obtaining, reviewing and comparing quotations.
- Identifying gaps, risks, exclusions and opportunities within tender information.
- Calculating labour, materials, plant, preliminaries and subcontract costs.
- Preparing tender summaries, clarifications, qualifications and exclusions.
- Identifying value-engineering opportunities that improve cost, buildability and programme.
- Working closely with mechanical estimators to ensure fully coordinated M&E submissions.
- Liaising with design, commercial, operational and procurement teams.
- Communicating with clients, consultants and main contractors throughout the tender process.
- Attending tender meetings, site visits and post-tender interviews.
- Supporting commercial negotiations and tender adjustments.
- Maintaining accurate estimating records, cost information and supplier data.
- Assisting with the handover of successful tenders to the project-delivery team.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, manufacturers and suppliers.
- Ensuring every submission meets the company’s quality and commercial standards.
Experience Required
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Previous experience working as an Electrical Estimator within the building-services or M&E contracting sector.
- A strong electrical bias with an appreciation of mechanical services and wider MEP coordination.
- Experience estimating substantial electrical packages on projects valued between £5 million and £20 million.
- Relevant sector experience across high-end residential, hotels, retirement living, student accommodation, healthcare or major commercial developments.
- Strong knowledge of electrical building-services systems.
- Experience producing detailed tender submissions from drawings and specifications.
- A broad network of electrical subcontractors, manufacturers and suppliers.
- Strong commercial awareness and confidence working with detailed cost information.
- Experience analysing tender risks, supplier quotations and procurement options.
- Good knowledge of design development, buildability and value engineering.
- Competence using estimating software and Microsoft Excel.
- The ability to manage multiple tenders and work effectively to demanding deadlines.
- Relevant electrical or building-services qualifications would be advantageous.
Personal Attributes
We are looking for someone who is:
- Commercially astute and confident with figures.
- Accurate, methodical and highly detail-oriented.
- A confident communicator who can build credibility with clients and supply-chain partners.
- Comfortable working independently while contributing to a wider preconstruction team.
- Proactive in identifying risks, savings and alternative technical solutions.
- Positive, collaborative and committed to delivering high-quality work.
- Calm and organised when managing competing tender deadlines.
- Ambitious and interested in developing a long-term career with a leading contractor.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary dependent on experience.
- Company car or car allowance.
- Private healthcare.
- Company pension.
- A comprehensive range of additional benefits.
- Exposure to prestigious projects valued between £5 million and £20 million.
- Support from an experienced and high-performing preconstruction team.
- Long-term career development within an established building-services contractor.
- A professional, collaborative and quality-focused working environment.
This is a career-defining opportunity for an experienced Electrical Estimator who is ready to take the next step and contribute to the delivery of major, technically demanding projects.
If you have the relevant electrical estimating experience and the drive to join a high-performing organisation, please apply in confidence for immediate consideration.
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