Artic Building Services
FM Estimator
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FM Estimator
Location: Dartford
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Start Date: TBC
Duration: Permanent
Reporting To: Business Development Director
About the Role
Artic Building Services Ltd is a recognized provider within Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) and Facilities Management, with a focus on public sector delivery to the NHS and Education. This role is key to success, with responsibility in securing new work. Artic is looking for an experienced hard service/FM estimator with experience in delivering solutions from £250k to £2m pa. A clear appreciation of the complexities of SFG20 and operational experience would be required, with technical knowledge and commercial acumen key to the success of this role.
Main Responsibilities
- Act as the accountable pricing lead on bids
- Own and develop end-to-end pricing models (labour, costing, scenario modelling, subcontractor costing)
- Work with subcontractors to share specification detail, and obtain prices in a timely manner
- Lead the pricing workstream within the bid team and coordinate key stakeholders
- Translate operational solutions into robust commercial submissions
- Identify, quantify and manage risk and opportunity within bids
- Support governance processes and clearly articulate pricing decisions
- Contribute to mobilisation and transition pricing
- Continuously improve pricing methodologies and bid processes
- Proven ownership of end-to-end FM tender pricing
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Ideal Candidate
- Experience pricing Facilities Management contracts in healthcare, education, and commercial sectors
- Background within FM or outsourced services environments
- Strong Excel and commercial modelling capability
- Ability to manage multiple bids in a fast-paced environment
- Confident working with senior stakeholders across bid, commercial, and operational teams
Job Duties
- Strictly apply to the Bid No Bid protocols, escalating to management any queries.
- Support BDM’s and Bid Managers throughout the sales cycle.
- Manage all estimate deadlines in a priority and organised method.
- Evaluate and highlight any operational and commercial risk before agreeing to proceed, following the requirements of the bid / no bid process.
- Deliver fully compliant bids and variant bids if applicable
- Complete customer pricing return in bid pack and provide clarification question to Bid Manager to submit
- Create depth to our Sub Contractor and Supply chain, by challenging the current base and introducing alternatives.
- At inception of any win ensure the company Handover and Mobilisation checklist is completed to the required standard.
- During handover detail any possible opportunities for contract variations or specific contract risk items.
- Support with all Health and Safety issues.
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