Trainee Estimator

This is an excellent opportunity for a Trainee Estimator to join a well-established and growing organisation based in Telford on a permanent basis. The Trainee Estimator will be a point of contact for both customers and sub-contractors, in preparing documents for quotations.

**Responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to**:

- Prepare costs budgets and cost estimates for new tenders/quotes
- Using inhouse database to prepare details proposals for each client, adhering to client guidelines while offering competitive and comprehensive cost estimates
- Input sizes from surveys and client drawings
- Work with internal team on tendered/quoted projects
- Working closely with colleagues in order processing and contracts to ensure that specification is checked and agreed
- Update enquiry log and print off/prepare new files
- Raise Pricing Notes once contract has been awarded
- Carry out various tasks / projects as directed by the Estimating Supervisor

**Skills and Experience**
- Proven experience within a similar role or administrative experience would be preferable
- Good working knowledge of MS Office including Excel
- Excellent attention to detail to be able to accurately input data
- Confident at communicating at all levels with good negotiating skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload to ensure all deadlines are met
- Ability to work through available information and provide recommendations / solutions to resolve issues
- A team player who can be consistent, clear with the ability to drive through change
- Able to deal with problems in appropriate time scales