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Job Title: Design & Estimating Engineer

Salary/Rate: £35,000 - £45,000

Location: Manchester

Job Type: Permanent

Industry/Specialist Area: Piling

Client Description:

Our client is a market leading heavy civils and ground / geotechnical engineering contractor. Their service offering includes restricted access and open sites, and covers all disciplines of piling techniques, basement construction and new build foundations for a wide variety of project / sector applications. Our client endeavours not only to complete projects successfully and to the highest of standards, but also to add value to clients by giving them 'Total Support' from the beginning to the end of any project.

Job Description:

Our Client is now searching for a talented and motivated Design & Estimating Engineer with demonstrable experience (of any level) within the piling, foundations, ground / geotechnical engineering sector. The role will be to provide accurate and efficient design and cost estimates for projects throughout the UK. The main responsibilities will be to produce complex designs, tenders, bids, proposals and quotations associated with all aspects of a variation of contracts. This will include co-ordinating with clients to produce a truly engineered solution; ensuring that all designs and tenders meet statutory legislation, regulations and client specifications.

The Role

The primary responsibility is to develop accurate and timely designs and estimates, and submit competitive bids and proposals for the company’s clients
Analyse and interpret detailed client requirements, drawings and specifications
Determine, design and price value-engineered alternatives to plans and specifications utilising all aspects of your expertise to submit bespoke bids and proposals to clients
Attend pre and post tender bid meetings with clients and their representatives
Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed and calm manner
Assist the business sector as a whole to meet their financial targets
Help to identify and develop potential new opportunities for work
Help to identify new suppliers / sub-contractors to improve safety, performance and profit

The Person

Able to identify the requirements of assigned projects to efficiently and effectively produce a wide range of designs, tenders and bids for all piling, foundations and ground / geotechnical engineering contracts
Accurately prepare designs and quotations considering all costs associated with the delivery of projects
Provide detailed hand over project files to the Project Management Team to allow for the successful delivery of contracts
Correspond and negotiate with clients, suppliers, contractors and colleagues
Efficiently manage situations when workload presents conflicting demands on time and availability, demonstrating an ability to effectively prioritise and schedule
Monitor, progress and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved to time, cost and quality
Develop and select effective solutions to challenging and complex project requirements, taking into account risk and opportunity
Communicate facts, ideas and proposals to all stakeholders (internally / externally) in an effective and persuasive manner
Deliver efficient and effective customer service at all times

This challenging and exciting opportunity, based in the North West, requires an individual with a strong technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the responsibility for the production of piling, foundations and / or ground / geotechnical engineering designs and estimates. Alternatively applications would be welcomed from operational / project based individuals with the aforementioned sector experience looking to further their career within the pre-construction arena. A highly attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity of work and forward progression given that our client possesses a significant work bank for the long term future and is firmly committed to growth over the next 5-10 years.

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