Roofing Estimator

MB827: Roofing Estimator
Location: Wimbledon with regular local travelling
Salary: £40,000 – £55,000 + Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Matched contribution pension scheme, Excellent career development opportunities.

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Roofing Estimator on behalf of one of our fantastic clients who require someone to be located near their Head Office in Wimbledon.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Visiting and surveying all prospective sites, taking photographs, preparing a plan of the roof and taking accurate measurements.
• Take account of all technical and logistical issues and requirements.
• Speaking to clients where appropriate and accurately recording their specific requirements.
• Taking core samples or removing slates and tiles to establish the roof build up and structure of the roof and taking photographic records.
• Seeking out opportunities and looking for opportunities to improve your conversion rate and the profitability of the company.
• Taking off quantities from your records and preparing costs.
• Discussing the projects you are working on with your manager and other colleagues to maximise collective experience and knowledge and agree the best way to proceed with the proposal and by so doing improve your conversion rates and the opportunity to increase profits.
• Preparing proposals by writing reports and specifications based on your findings and supported with photographic evidence.
• Finalising and submitting completed tenders and proposals on time.
• From time to time, preparing reports and budget prices and giving advice to Clients on how to overcome problems they may have on their building/s.
• Taking every opportunity to develop closer and better relationships with clients and potential clients.
• Pricing additional works and variations on live contracts.
• Carrying out your work to a high standard, taking care in preparing tenders to ensure that profit margins and prices are achieved in line with the company’s objectives.
• Managing your workload to ensure that deadlines and tender/quotation return deadlines are achieved and ensuring that priority is given to the best enquiries.
• Keeping clear and accurate records at all stages of the pricing process, saving files as and where appropriate and in accordance with the company’s procedures.
• Updating the company’s database with details of any interaction you have with clients or potential clients so that there is an accurate and up to date record for use by other staff.
• Ensuring that all quotations and tenders are followed up in a timely and appropriate manner and records of the outcome of all such activity is kept and this intelligence is discussed and passed on to the Partner responsible for sales and marketing to aid in top level decision making.
• Ensuring that all customer communications are of the highest and most professional standard, are clear and easy to ready, satisfy the needs of the client, sell the benefits of employing for the business, are consistent in portraying and relating the company’s vision, sales message, values and corporate identity.
• When you receive an order, arrange a project launch meeting and prepare the file and documents and brief the
• contracts department on how the project has been priced and the opportunities you have seen. Make yourself available throughout the project to answer queries from the contracts team.
• Always acting in the best interest of the business

Skills and Qualifications:

• Robust experience in pitched and flat roof refurbishment/replacement.
• Experience and contacts within the industry.
• Presentable appearance with strong verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills.
• A proven record of accomplishment in an Estimating role.
• An understanding of the legal and commercial elements of construction.
• Ability to work within a team, as well as independently.
• To maintain a professional manner when on-site or in an office environment.
• Ambitious, target driven, commercial and seeking a long-term role.

MB827: Roofing Estimator
Location: Wimbledon with regular local