Company Overview:
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Estimating & Planning Assistant to progress their career with a leading flooring contractor for the new house build sector, with offices located across England. To support continuing business growth the successful candidate will join the Planning & Estimating Team at their Head Office in Winsford.
Benefits:
- A great place to work with competitive rates of pay
- 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays plus additional time off for Christmas to New Year shutdown
- On-site parking
- Pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Bereavement leave
- Annual bonus
Key Responsibilities:
The Estimating & Planning Assistant will work within the Planning & Estimating Team alongside the Commercial Manager and will be responsible for the following:
- Tendering for new business using scaled drawings to create accurate and efficient plans which are translated into a pricing matrix
- Planning efficiently from measurements or working drawings to produce cost-effective solutions and plans
- Issuing quotations to clients and customers for flooring and interiors
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritising and multi-tasking effectively
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Strong mathematical and planning skills with a strong analytical mind set and the ability to focus for extended periods
- Analytical and problem-solving skills using initiative to overcome obstacles
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office, in particular Excel
- Masterpiece or equivalent software experience is a requirement for this role
- Confident communication skills
- Excellent administration skills
- Meticulous, accurate and conscientious
- A minimum of 2 years estimating/flooring experience
Schedule: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week - Full time/permanent
Work Location: CW7/In person