Location
Dartford
Industry sector
Engineering
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
04/03/2026
Closing date
01/04/2026
Mechanical Estimator - Dartford - £60,000
📍 Location: Dartford
💼 Full-Time - Days Monday to Friday
💷 Salary: £60,000
Are you a skilled Mechanical Estimator with a strong background in HVAC and M&E projects? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments, with a keen eye for detail, commercial risk, and project profitability?
Our client – a well-established building services contractor with over 40 years of success – is expanding their team and looking for a talented Mechanical Estimator to support their continued growth. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a reputable company that offers long-term job security, career progression, and genuine investment in your professional development.
You will be required to travel to sites in London.
🔧 Key Skills Required:
- Strong mechanical engineering background with understanding of wider M&E disciplines
- Excellent communication skills across all levels (internal and external)
- High-level organisational and time management abilities
- Energetic, proactive, and self-motivated
- Demonstrated ability to estimate and secure projects up to £5M
- Minimum 5 years' experience in HVAC-led project environments
- Confident working both independently and within a team setting
📋 Core Responsibilities:
- Strictly apply the requirements of the ABSL Projects “Bid No Bid” protocols, escalating to management any queries.
- Prepare all required project related estimates by reviewing/gathering contract detail, drawings, specifications and any other related documents, including on site attendance.
- 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.
- Using Ametch identify and detail, in a transparent and modular method, all labour, material, specialist and time requirements offering the most compliant scope and cost, whilst achieving desired Margins per job.
- Offer variant or valued engineering bids as and when required
- Create depth to our Sub Contractor and Supply chain, by challenging the current base and introducing skilled alternatives.
- Enhance our current costing database to be more uniformed and applicable to size/type of works in a “packaged” manner.
- At inception of any accepted Project ensure the company Project “Handover and Mobilisation checklist” is completed to the required standard.
- During handover detail any possible opportunities for contract variations or specific contract risk items are identified to the Project Management.
- Be client facing when required and attend tender interviews and presentations.
- Support with all Health and Safety issues.
💼 What’s on Offer:
- £60,000 base salary
- Oyster card for London travel to sites.
- Performance-related bonus scheme
- Opportunity to work on high-profile, high-value projects
- A dynamic, supportive, and ambitious team environment
- Clear pathway for career progression and long-term development
- Comprehensive benefits package