Polypipe Building Products
Technical Estimator
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About Polypipe Building Products
Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Polypipe Building Products works with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders, and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions, as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.
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Part of the Genuit Group, we combine long-term stability with a culture built on teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement. We encourage fresh ideas, invest in development, and are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels like they belong.
Role: Technical Estimator
The Technical Estimator plays a central role in delivering accurate, compliant, and commercially focused designs and quotations for Underfloor Heating (UFH) and/or Drainage systems. This role provides trusted technical support to a wide range of customers from homeowners and installers through to merchants, developers, and national housebuilders ensuring every project starts with the right design, the right information, and the right solution.
Technical Estimators add real value by driving specification, supporting sales conversations with credible technical insight, and ensuring all outputs meet CCPI standards. Through clear designs, transparent product information, and proactive quote management and follow-up, the role directly contributes to customer confidence, stronger conversion, and long-term growth for Polypipe Building Products.
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Key Responsibilities
- Interpret architectural drawings, UFH layouts, and drainage plans to produce accurate take-offs, pipe layouts, and material schedules.
- Ensure all designs comply with technical standards, Building Regulations, Future Homes Standard expectations, and Polypipe guidelines.
- Validate design integrity, identify installation issues, and highlight potential risks at an early stage.
- Apply value-engineering principles to optimise system performance, efficiency, and overall project cost.
- Provide pre-quotation technical advice to merchants, developers, contractors, and internal teams.
- Support Technical Sales with complex, bespoke, and technically challenging UFH and drainage solutions.
- Resolve specification gaps, drawing inconsistencies, and missing information to ensure accurate project requirements.
- Maintain strong technical and product knowledge across Polypipe UFH and drainage ranges.
- Produce accurate, timely, and commercially competitive quotations aligned with customer requirements and project scope.
- Understand pricing, margins, and commercial implications while identifying upselling, cross-selling, and system enhancement opportunities.
- Maintain accurate bills of materials, pricing checks, quotation documentation, and project records across CRM and internal systems.
- Manage workload effectively to meet SLAs and deliver consistently within a fast-paced technical and commercial environment.
- Provide clear handovers for won projects and support continuous improvement of processes, templates, and estimating tools.
- Work collaboratively with Technical Sales, DBAM, Customer Experience, and Operations to deliver a seamless customer journey.
- Support sales conversion through clear, technically sound proposals while strengthening customer relationships and Polypipe’s reputation.
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Skills & Experience
- Experience in technical estimating, design, or engineering within the construction or building products sector.
- Low-Temperature Heating trained, with a strong understanding of modern heating system design principles.
- BPEC accredited or working towards accreditation, ideally within plumbing, heating, or renewable technologies.
- Strong CAD skills with the ability to interpret architectural, M&E drawings, technical specifications, heat-loss information, and layout plans.
- Proven experience producing UFH, plumbing, and/or drainage take-offs, schedules, and estimates.
- Strong technical knowledge of UFH, plumbing, and drainage systems, with an understanding of Building Regulations, Future Homes Standard, and relevant industry standards.
- Familiarity with technical sales, quotation processes, and customer-facing support, including the use of estimating, CAD, and CRM systems.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and quotations in a fast-paced environment, with the adaptability to learn new systems and processes quickly.
Working Hours & Benefits
- Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
- 25 days holiday entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8% & Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
- Save as you earn Sharesave & Cycle to work Scheme
- Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services
- Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
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