Job Details
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| Cost Estimating Engineer | | |
| Location | | South East ( East Sussex ) | | |
Salary
£23-£25k pa | | |
Benefits
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Application Deadline
05/09/2008 | | |
Description
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:
To secure business for the company. The main criteria of the job is to undertake assessment of costs with international suppliers to ensure only the most competitive suppliers are utilised.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for Project Estimation Cost activities including liaison with international sub-vendors and cost analysis of projects.
- Liaison with the Senior Estimator/Sales Director to ensure Boustead's competitive edge is maintained
- Utilisation of bills of materials provided by Engineering Department to obtain competitive prices from suppliers. Where bills of materials are not provided then material take offs to be done from engineering drawings and data sheets.
- Full evaluation of quotations from suppliers including liaison with Engineers to ensure full technical compliance to specifications.
- Utilisation of Excel spreadsheets to prepare estimates and analyse costs, at all times keeping the Senior Estimator, Sales Director and Design Engineer informed of major vendors' selection and price changes.
- Sourcing of new suppliers worldwide and development of supplier relationships.
- Liaison with Procurement Department to provide continued feedback to ensure competitive pricing.
- Actively promoting BIH with suppliers in new markets.
- Tracking of international exchange rates and their effect on quotations.
- Review of performance of previous estimates to ensure correct pricing levels are maintained.
Qualifications:
- GCSE/A Level Mathematics
- GCSE English Language
Personal Attributes:
- Good communicator and telephone manner
- Team player
- Not a clock watcher!
- Good sense of humour
- Ability to handle different projects at once
- Deadline achiever
- Enthusiasm
- Willing to progress and take on additional responsibility
Computer Literacy:
- Competent Excel user
- Competent Microsoft Word user
Experience:
- 2-3 years estimating experience
- Practical mechanical engineering experience including ability to read and interpret engineering drawings | | |
Reference
PUKH31345 CG | | |
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