Estimator

Estimator - Alton, Hampshire | £35,000-£45,000 + EOT bonus and excellent benefits

Are you an experienced engineering professional with strong commercial awareness and a background in estimating, purchasing or manufacturing? This could be a great opportunity to join an established precision engineering business in Alton, Hampshire, working with high-quality components and assemblies across specialist industries.

Why apply for this Estimator role?

You'll be joining an experienced team where your technical knowledge and commercial expertise will make a real impact.

£35,000-£45,000 salary

EOT bonus, subject to qualifying criteria

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Health & wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Opportunity to work within a specialist precision engineering environment

The chance to develop your commercial and technical expertise

Key Responsibilities

As an Estimator, you'll play a key role in preparing accurate and commercially competitive estimates for the manufacture and supply of high-precision engineering components and assemblies.

Review technical engineering drawings and specifications

Prepare detailed project cost estimates covering materials, labour, equipment and subcontractor costs

Manage the end-to-end bid process, including proposals and bid management

Work closely with customers, suppliers, vendors and internal teams

Obtain competitive pricing and lead times from suppliers

Support the sourcing and manufacture of components for projects

Produce spend and production capacity forecasts

Identify opportunities to improve cost effectiveness

Plan and manage your workload to meet strict deadlines

What we're looking for:

You'll ideally have a strong mechanical engineering background combined with purchasing, estimating or commercial experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.

Mechanical engineering experience, ideally supported by an indentured apprenticeship or equivalent

At least 5 years' purchasing experience within engineering or manufacturing

Confident reading engineering drawings with a good understanding of GD&T

Knowledge of manufacturing processes, raw materials and costing methodologies

Strong negotiation and commercial skills

Excellent numerical, analytical and Excel skills

Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail

Confident communicator with a professional and positive approach

A proactive problem solver who can work independently and as part of a team

Comfortable working to deadlines in a demanding environmentIf you're looking for your next Estimator opportunity in Alton, Hampshire, where your engineering knowledge and commercial skills can really make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and take the next step in your engineering career.

Job Number │ 49154 / INDINDUSTRIALWC

Location │ Alton, Hampshire

Role │ Estimator

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