Assistant Estimator

Equans is looking for an Assistant Estimator to join our team on a permanent basis. This is a full‑time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

Under the guidance from the Estimating leadership team you will be producing competitive services‑based tenders predominantly supporting the mobile services business along with the wider business to secure our chosen opportunities and helping to achieve our growth ambitions, including both the retention of current business and the acquisition of new business through commercially sound and competitive pricing; actively seeking innovative pricing solutions to assist the bid team in developing winning submissions.

The role will also assist the wider estimating team by analysing data, undertaking numerical checks, preparation of pricing documents and general support.

This role can be based anywhere across the UK with travel to Equans sites.

A career path will be in place for progression.

• Support the solution design process to develop winning propositions aligned with Equans offering, for hard, soft and TFM opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Bid Leads, Estimators, SMEs, and Operational to ensure solutions are robust and competitive.
• Produce visual representations of delivery models and organisational structures.
• Identify risks and mitigations within proposed solutions and ensure compliance with legislation and industry standards (e.g., SFG
  20).
• Support supply chain bid activities and procurement strategy, contribute to post‑submission clarification responses and tender presentations if required, ability to provide solutions to complex problems.
• Build relationships, maintain regular personal contact with internal & external stakeholders, customers, and partners to improve the exchange of information, knowledge, and expertise to enable improved modelling of opportunities.
• Prepare commercial/pricing updates for mid‑bid reviews, divisional sign off, Black Hat reviews and sign off, including caveats and assumptions.
• Support the procurement activity, working closely with procurement teams to provide supply chain pricing.
• Contribute business improvement / efficiency ideas and pricing initiatives.
• A key purpose of this position is to ensure the retention of current business and the acquisition of new business through commercially sound and competitive pricing; actively seeking innovative pricing solutions to assist the bid team in developing winning submissions.

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• 24 days leave increasing to 25 days after 2 years (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including Access Ability (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to a mental wellbeing app

• An understanding of industry related specifications and service standards such as SFG
  20 would be beneficial but not essential.
• An understanding of P&L and Cashflow modelling, with the ability to produce simple P&L analysis alongside project cash flows.
• Ability to think analytically and creatively.
• Understanding of business development processes and risk management.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• The role requires numeracy, problem‑solving, and analytical skills, cooperatively with an ability to work with data.

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