Electrical Estimator

The Company:

Vital Energi operates in the Energy sector providing a comprehensive service including design and installation, operating decentralised energy generation and multi-utility network distribution schemes based on low carbon / zero carbon technologies.

The company also provides tailored energy management schemes to measure, monitor and manage energy consumption.

Vital Energi continues to produce energy efficient heat and power systems and consumption reduction solutions with long term cost benefits for clients in a broad range of markets including Healthcare, Education, Industrial, Commercial, Residential, and Local Authority.

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Estimator.

Reporting to the Proposals Manager you will be responsible for successfully winning new work through preparation of accurate prime cost for electrical aspects of the bids.

This is a permanent, full-time role working 37.5 hours a week.

Your main place of work will be our Head office in Blackburn, however there will be a need to travel to sites when required.

The Role:

• Lead and manage work winning meetings/tenders with estimating, design and commercial staff to ensure proposals are produced on schedule and result in successful outcomes. Determine the technical and commercial approach to each estimate in liaison with the Proposals Manager.
• Attendance at all tender launch meetings to agree strategy for the electrical bid.
• Provide a biweekly update matrix to the Proposals Manager in relation to the electrical bid work detailing progress on pricing & design information. This should include the ECS pricing. The intention of the matrix will be to highlight if all key gateways are being achieved and flag areas for concern.
• Fully appraise client or company requirements in relation to each estimate under your responsibility in order to ensure a complete understanding of the requirements so that each requirement is met.
• Define the requirements relating to specification, scope of work, interfaces and other responsibilities including all limitations on the manner and timing of implementation and any other matters which might affect the cost for carrying out and completing the works.
• Identify innovative solutions for the delivery of projects Attend precontract and handover meetings in conjunction with senior commercial staff.
• Define and agree tender lists for subcontract and supply works including checking to ensure adequacy in relation to their conformity with company vendor database. Ensure that new companies to be considered complete pre

- qualification questionnaires and are added to the approved database.

• Complete take off of quantities as required. Take responsibility for ensuring that estimates take account of all requirements including commercial and/or contractual requirements.
• Compile internal tender summary documents for presentation adjudication and approval by the Board.
• Upon receipt of authorised tender summary documents, compose and collate information to be presented.
• Compile accurate primes cost estimates compliant with the client or other agreed requirement.
• Ensure, wherever company norms and internal rates are used that these are current at all times.
• Ensure that all tender returns from subcontractors and suppliers are in full compliance with the requirements and are comparable with competing offers received.
• Continuously review department processes and resources to assess suitability to achieve the aims of the department.
• Manage the implementation of approved change and process improvement resulting from the above.
• Maintain a good working relationship with Business Development; fully inform, assess and report on workload planning and deadlines for submissions.
• Maintain good working relationships with other departments with whom the department interacts, including, Design, Energy Solutions, Project Engineering, Commercial and Quality departments to ensure that resourcing of workload in general as well proposal specific contribution is received as required to meet proposals demand.
• Ensure inter department contributions for tender proposals are assessed, advised, monitored, and delivered / received in good time and to a satisfactory quality.
• Coordinate inter departmental input, arrange relevant meetings, tender reviews and sign offs.
• Perform strategic evaluation of all incoming tender enquiries including identification of profit improvement plans, review assess and report on Risk and competition.
• Liaise with Senior management to agree the approach to each tender / proposal.
• Contribute to individual proposal submissions including the production of prime cost estimates as well as performing and managing the review, editing, collation and compilation of all submissions.
• Ensure that all proposals are properly approved prior to submission.
• Prepare and present proposals to prospective clients.
• Accumulate and maintain a high standard of

---