Estimator

Job Title: Estimator

Salary: -40,000 - -50,000

Location: Darlington

Benefits:

• Career progression opportunities
• Exposure to a wide variety of engineering and fabrication projects
• Supportive and growing business environment
• Opportunity to play a key role in customer and commercial success

The Company:
This is an excellent opportunity for an Estimator to join a growing and well-established engineering business that delivers high-quality fabrication, welding, and machining solutions across a diverse range of industries. Known for investing in its people and offering genuine career progression, the company provides a fast-paced and rewarding environment where employees can develop their technical and commercial expertise while contributing to exciting engineering projects.

Job Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Estimator to join a busy engineering team responsible for producing accurate and competitive quotations for fabrication, welding, plating, and associated engineering works.

The successful Estimator will work closely with customers, suppliers, and internal departments to ensure quotations are delivered accurately and within required timescales. This position combines technical estimating responsibilities with customer-facing internal sales activities, making it ideal for someone with both engineering knowledge and strong communication skills.

As an Estimator, you will review engineering drawings and specifications, estimate labour and material requirements, obtain supplier pricing, and prepare detailed quotations. You will also support customer enquiries, follow up quotations, and help maintain strong relationships with existing clients to encourage repeat business.

This Estimator role offers the opportunity to work on a variety of projects while developing both commercial and technical skills within a growing engineering organisation.

Skills & Experience:

• Ability to read and interpret engineering and fabrication drawings.
• Strong understanding of fabrication and welding processes.
• Previous experience in an estimating role within engineering or fabrication.
• Experience estimating labour, materials, and consumables.
• Ability to manage multiple quotations and deadlines simultaneously