Tendering & Estimating Engineer

Vacancy: Tendering & Estimating Engineer

Reporting to: Tendering & Estimating Manager

Location: Wakefield, Stockton or Sheffield

Salary Range: £44,366 - £69,593

Position:

IUS is currently in search of a Tendering & Estimating Electrical Engineer to provide accurate and efficient cost estimates for projects located mainly within the UK.Reporting into the Tendering & Estimating Manager, the main responsibilities of this role will be to produce tenders, quotations and secure orders associated with all IUS workstreams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to analyse and interpret detailed clients’ requests, drawings and/or specifications.
• Identify valued engineered solutions.
• Develop accurate and timely estimates, produce clear and detailed quotations.
• Attend pre- and post-tender bid meetings with clients and/or their representatives.
• Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed, and calm manner.
• Ability to develop build good working relationships with clients.
• Identify and develop new customers.
• Identify new supplier’s and contractors to improve safety, performance and profit.
• Able to work across all IUS work streams.

Key Competencies:

The ideal candidate will be a confident and self-motivated individual with the ability to be innovative whilst still being able to comply with IUS policies and procedures:

• Able to manage situations when workload presents conflicting demands on time availability, demonstrating an ability to effectively prioritise and schedule.
• Develop and select effective solutions to problems and to manage risk.
• Communicate facts, ideas and proposals to others in an effective and persuasive manner.
• Correspond and negotiate with clients, suppliers, contractors and colleagues
• Apply Safety, Health and Environmental and Welfare policies and procedures.
• Work with others to develop their knowledge and skills.
• Prioritise and manage personal workload and deliver tasks to time and quality requirements.
• Deliver efficient and effective customer service.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• HNC (or equivalent) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Knowledge of LV, HV & EHV distribution networks and protection systems
• Civil Engineering/Utilities experience
• Commercial awareness
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Chartered Engineer status
• Customer and subcontractor negotiations skills
• HV & LV design
• CDM
• Experience in the utility construction industry with a complete understanding of gas, water and electric distribution infrastructures.

What next?

Key dates:

Closing date for applications: 24 January 2025

Interviews: w/c 3 February 2025