Electrical Estimator - Peterborough

Build Your Future With Princebuild
Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Electrical Estimator with a passion for Building Services?
We’re growing our Building Services Team at our Peterborough Branch and are excited to welcome a talented professional who’s ready to make a real difference.
If you take pride in delivering high-quality work, enjoy collaborating with others and are looking for a role where your skills and ideas are valued, we’d love to hear from you!
Join our friendly team at Princebuild and help us shape the future of our success.
What We Offer
We believe in recognising and rewarding great work. Our benefits include:
Competitive salary
Company vehicle with fuel card or allowance
Corporate clothing
Employee profit share scheme
21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing after 2 years' continuous service
Early finish on Fridays
Departmental bonuses and long service awards
Health and wellbeing support, including access to qualified Mental Health First Aiders
Positive working culture supported by the Princebuild Founders Trust and Princebuild Foundation, helping local community projects
Ongoing training, development, and clear career progression opportunities
An inclusive employer, accredited by Investors in People and Positive About Disabled People
Regular social events and charity initiatives throughout the year
What We're Looking For
We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience. To succeed in this role, you will ideally have:
Essential:
NVQ City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical Installations (or equivalent).
Proven experience as an electrical estimator within a construction or building services environment.
Strong technical knowledge of commercial and industrial electrical installations.
Confident interpreting drawings, specifications, tender documents and scopes of works.
Strong organisational, communication and coordination skills, with excellent attention to detail.
Good understanding of Health and Safety legislation and compliance.
Confident using Microsoft Office and project management systems.
Commitment to professional development, continuous learning and high standards.
Capable of project managing and supporting or running projects to ensure continuity and productivity throughout the department in the quieter periods.
A proactive, positive and solutions-focused approach aligned with our values of Building, Sharing, and Caring
Full UK driving licence (minimum 6 months post-test experience)
Live within a 50 mile radius of the Branch
Desirable:
SMSTS or SSSTS
First Aid at Work certification
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement. Attitude, potential, and willingness to learn are just as important to us.
Please Note: This role requires an Enhanced DBS check (including the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists), any may require additional vetting as required by clients. All checks must be maintained and renewed upon request.
We Look Forward To You Working With Us!
Job Description
What You'll Be Doing
This role is for a dedicated and detail oriented Electrical Estimator to support a wide variety of commercial, retail and industrial projects typically ranging from £10,000 to £1,000,000 in value.
Reporting to the Executive Manager, you’ll take the lead in preparing accurate bids, tenders and estimates, whilst continually improving our estimating processes. You’ll play a key role within the team and work closely with our clients to understand the project needs, all whilst ensuring that every project is delivered safely, efficiently, profitably, and to the highest standard of client satisfaction.
This is a key supporting role within the team, contributing to strong communication, collaboration, and a culture built on Building, Sharing, and Caring throughout project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Manage all aspects of electrical estimating, bringing proven experience from a similar role.
Review and interpret contract design and construction drawings, specifications and schedules.
Analyse documents, scope of works, material and time calculations for electrical installations.
Identify project risks, exclusions, assumptions and opportunities during the estimating and tendering process.
Collaborate with the client, their agent or on-site personnel to gather the informatio

Employment type
Full-Time

Work arrangement
No