Job Details

Engineering Sales Estimator
Andover, Hampshire
-50,000 - -55,000 basic + realistic bonus of -25,000 - -30,000

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Engineering Sales Estimator on behalf of a well-established and highly respected precision engineering business based in the Andover area of Hampshire.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a company with a rich history and a strong reputation within the industry. Our client offers a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented working environment, and works with a diverse range of customers across a number of exciting sectors and industries.

Working closely with the Production Manager and the wider team, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring customer quotations are prepared accurately and within required timescales, while supporting the business in delivering on time, on quality, and on cost.

The role will involve technically overseeing new opportunities, ensuring parts are quoted and processed correctly and efficiently, and building strong working relationships with customers to fully understand their requirements and secure the right work for the business. There will also be the opportunity to identify new business opportunities where appropriate.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing accurate and timely quotations for precision engineered components/parts
• Reviewing customer requirements, specifications, and engineering drawings
• Working closely with the Production Manager and internal teams to assess feasibility, lead times, and costs
• Ensuring quoted work is processed correctly and efficiently
• Liaising with customers to clarify requirements and provide a high level of service
• Working with the subcontract market and holding technical discussions where required
• Building strong customer relationships and developing rapport
• Identifying opportunities to win new work and support business growth
• Supporting the wider team to ensure projects are delivered to the required standards

Candidate requirements:

• Previous estimating experience within a precision engineering environment
• Good understanding of how a precision engineering business operates, including its processes and workflows
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Technically minded, with an understanding of tooling and subcontract manufacturing requirements
• Strong communication skills and the ability to ask the right questions to fully understand customer needs
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Commercial awareness and the ability to build strong customer relationships

Our client is a proud and longstanding business with an excellent reputation, involved in some genuinely exciting projects. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to join a stable and successful company where they can make a real impact.

In return, our client is offering:

• Generous basic salary of -50,000 - -55,000, alongside a realistic bonus of -25,000 - -30,000
• Parking
• Pension
• Other well being benefits

For more information or to express interest, please get in touch.

(phone number removed)

Alison Francis

ENFHP