Estimator | National Commercial Roofing Contractor
💼 £45,000 – £65,000 + Pension
📍 Romford, East London (Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm)
🏗️ Flat Roofing | Waterproofing | Commercial Roofing | Specialist Contractor
Walker & Sloan are working with one of the UK's leading national commercial roofing contractors to recruit an Estimator for their London branch, based in Romford.
Our client has been roofing buildings for over 150 years and delivers roofing and waterproofing contracts from a network of offices across the UK, from London and Birmingham to Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Scotland. Their specialisms include mastic asphalt, reinforced bitumen membranes, single ply, hot melt and cold liquid waterproofing, and green roofs, on projects that include some of London's most recognisable buildings.
The Opportunity
As Estimator, you'll be responsible for pricing and preparing tender submissions for the London branch, working out what each contract will cost to deliver while making sure it returns the right margin.
Reporting to the Branch Manager, you'll have real ownership of your tenders, from first enquiry and site visit through to a final tender price, and you'll play a direct part in keeping the branch's quote-to-order conversion strong.
The Role
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Prepare tenders and offers from architects' drawings, site visits and client specifications, in line with company procedures and return dates
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Estimate the type and quantity of materials needed to meet the specification, and put forward value engineering options
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Price plant, equipment and overheads, plus access, hoisting and protection with full regard to health and safety
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Establish likely progress and completion rates, including allowances for bad weather and other risks
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Attend pre-order meetings with main contractors to support tender submissions
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Build up the final tender price, including overheads and profit, with margins agreed before submission
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Hand over pricing information to the Contracts Manager / Supervisor when an order is won
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Prepare and submit information for O&M manuals
About You
You'll be an Estimator who is numerate, organised and confident pricing work from drawings and specifications.
You'll ideally demonstrate:
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Estimating experience (essential)
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Flat roofing estimating experience (desirable)
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Knowledge of the roofing industry, plant and site safety
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Strong attention to detail, planning and organisation
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Clear communication with clients, main contractors and site teams
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Good general computer skills
An NVQ Level 3 in Contracting Operations or Estimating is desirable. If you don't hold it yet, you'll need to be willing to work towards it, in line with industry standards.
Estimators from other specialist envelope, cladding or building trades, or main contractor estimators with roofing exposure, are encouraged to apply.
What's on Offer?
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£45,000 – £65,000 basic salary, depending on experience
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Pension
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40-hour week, Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm
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A London branch role with a national specialist contractor
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A long-established business with a strong reputation in commercial roofing and waterproofing
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Support towards your NVQ Level 3 qualification
Interested?
If you're an Estimator looking for your next move in London, with real ownership of your tenders at a specialist contractor with a national footprint, we'd like to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Charlie Walker at Walker & Sloan for a confidential discussion.
⚡ Confidential enquiries and early applications are encouraged
