Senior Estimator / Designer (IT Infrastructure)

Salary: £55,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:

• Senior-level estimating and technical design experience within a technology, infrastructure or engineering-led environment
• Minimum 5 years experience with recognised industry qualifications, or 10 years experience without formal qualifications
• Strong technical grounding in one or more of: passive and active IT infrastructure, structured cabling (copper and fibre), or low-voltage electrical infrastructure
• Advantageous experience in UPS and battery energy storage systems, wireless and cellular technologies, IP security and wider IP-based platforms, audio visual and digital signage
• Proven ability to design and price integrated, multi-discipline solutions within design-and-build and early contractor engagement environments
• A clear track record of contributing directly to winning work through technical authority and commercial judgement, not just accurate pricing
• Comfortable operating autonomously with genuine ownership of bids and commercial decisions
• Confident engaging senior client stakeholders during pre-construction
• Experience with frameworks, Schedule of Rates or public-sector procurement is highly advantageous
• Advanced Excel is essential
• Familiarity with Simpro, Contract Master, AutoCAD, Ekahau, JVSG, BlueBeam or FieldWire is a strong plus

Responsibilities:

• Leading cost planning, estimating and tender submissions for medium to large, technically complex projects, ensuring commercial robustness and alignment with delivery capability
• Owning scope definition, assumptions, exclusions, dependencies and commercial risk, supporting bid strategy, margin control and value-engineering decisions
• Developing and maintaining pricing models, bills of quantities, labour schedules and supporting documentation suitable for private and public-sector procurement
• Leading or validating technical designs across IT infrastructure, structured cabling, low-voltage electrical and wireless systems, ensuring solutions are compliant, buildable and deliverable
• Managing and coordinating internal surveying engineers and external survey partners during pre-construction
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships at bid and pre-construction stage, operating as a trusted technical partner rather than a transactional supplier
• Contributing directly to winning work through technical credibility, commercial input and effective engagement with clients, internal stakeholders and the supply chain
• Monitoring tender portals and framework pipelines, including advance planning for public-sector renewals and re-procurements
• Maintaining a structured opportunity pipeline with accurate forecasting of probability, value and key milestones
• Supporting the continuous improvement of estimating standards, tools and governance as the function scales
• Acting as a senior reference point for developing colleagues, with informal mentoring where useful

Technologies:

• Excel
• LAN
• Security
• Support
• LESS
• UX UI Design

More:

Our client is a fast-growing, privately owned infrastructure and technology business, debt-free and financially independent, designing, installing and supporting complex connectivity and infrastructure projects for enterprise customers and channel partners nationwide. Their portfolio spans Wi-Fi 6/7, LAN, structured cabling, fibre optic, private cellular, smart hands services, planned and reactive maintenance, AV, IP CCTV, EV charging and sustainability services, delivering everything from single high-value enterprise projects to national multi-site rollout programmes. This is a hybrid role based from Oldham, reporting to the Commercial Director, with no direct reports initially. The package is permanent, based in Oldham, with a salary of £45,000 to £55,000 depending on experience, plus a highly competitive commission structure and a full benefits package including Medicash, Cycle to Work, Employee Assistance Programme, Death in Service, pension scheme, paid annual leave plus bank holidays, regular company and customer events, hybrid and flexible working, strong training and professional development, and the opportunity to help shape estimating standards, tools and governance as the function scales.

last updated 35 week of 2026