Arcus FM
Estimating Manager
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Estimating Manager
Location: Brentwood Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience Benefits: Bonus, pension, holidays, and a range of additional benefits
Lead a High-Performing Team and Make a Real Impact
Are you a people-focused leader with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for developing teams?
We're looking for an Estimating Manager to lead and inspire our estimating function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, competitive proposals that support business growth and client satisfaction. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within a growing organisation, working closely with colleagues across the business to deliver excellent customer outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
If you enjoy leading teams, building relationships, improving processes, and making commercial decisions that deliver results, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
As Estimating Manager, you'll lead a team responsible for delivering timely and accurate quotations across a diverse portfolio of client contracts.
Your focus will be on developing your people, ensuring consistent ways of working, driving performance, and creating a positive, customer-focused culture. You'll work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders to identify opportunities, improve efficiency, and support the continued success of the business.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Estimators, supporting both performance and career development.
- Foster a high-performing, collaborative, and customer-focused team culture.
- Ensure quotations and proposals are delivered accurately and within agreed timescales.
- Monitor team performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support reporting, business reviews, and performance analysis.
- Implement and maintain effective processes and controls.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and service delivery.
- Contribute to the achievement of departmental and wider business objectives.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and governance requirements.
- Balance customer expectations with commercial objectives to deliver successful outcomes.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a confident and commercially minded leader who enjoys getting the best from people and building strong working relationships.
You will have:
- Experience in a leadership or management role.
- A proven track record of developing and motivating teams.
- Strong commercial awareness and sound decision-making skills.
- Experience managing workloads, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to analyse information and make informed recommendations.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- A proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused approach.
- A commitment to delivering high standards of customer service.
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What You'll Bring
- Inspiring and supportive leadership.
- Strong coaching and people development skills.
- Commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Resilience and the ability to thrive in a busy environment.
- A collaborative and relationship-focused approach.
- A positive attitude and a drive for continuous improvement.
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and supportive business where you'll have the chance to shape a successful team, influence business performance, and develop your own career.
We invest in our people and provide an environment where you can make a real difference.
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