Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Salary: Negotiable, Permanent Opportunity
Position: M&E and Telecoms Estimator (Rail)

Kelly Rail is a long and established successful contractor within the rail sector. Our success and reputation as the contractor of choice has been founded on some of the UK’s biggest rail engineering and rail construction projects.

Due to new project wins and ongoing long-term contracts, we are currently looking to recruit a permanent Estimator with demonstrable experience in the rail sector to join our friendly and successful bid team in our Glasgow office.

This is an immediate and attractive opportunity to join a company who are expanding year on year, and we offer excellent benefits along with career progression.

Candidate: We are looking for an experienced estimator, rail industry experience is essential. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of rail related M&E and Telecoms services.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Estimating rail infrastructure projects both line side and stations – ideally experienced in Mechanical and Electrical, Telecoms, CCTV, CIS and Signalling sectors.
• Tender surveys on rail and other infrastructure projects.
• Liaising with clients, sub-contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders during tender process.
• Understanding of associated HSEQ risks and procedures.
• Maintaining tender database.
• Administering client procurement online portals.
• Arrange and manage commercial terms and conditions review at tender stage.
• Managing and communicating mid tender updates.
• Arranging Director(s) pre-submission bid review meetings and arrange tender settlement meetings.
• Obtaining and communicating post tender de-briefing with customer.
• Ensuring handover process deliverables and arranging handover meetings with work delivery teams upon successful contract award.
• Maintaining tender collateral library.
• The position does not support hybrid working.

Skills, Experience/Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Role related professional qualifications and/or relevant demonstrable professional experience.
• Previous experience in similar role, preferably within the Rail Industry.

Skills:

• Proficient use and knowledge of software such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Well-developed client facing skills with a strong customer focus.
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational & planning skills.
• Able to balance competing priorities and meet targets.

Attributes:

• Build Relationships.
• Positive and flexible approach.
• Professional outlook always.
• Honesty and integrity.
• Innovative.
• Collaborative.
• Right first-time approach.
• Proactive.

Additional Information - The post holder will be responsible for their own actions and standards of performance and will be expected to attain the highest levels of best practice. The job profile is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key components of the role. The specific objectives of the postholder will be subject to regular review as part of the performance management process.

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