Estimator & Bid Specialist - Building Envelope

Estimator & Bid Specialist – Building Envelope

Job Title:

Facade Designer – Building Envelope

Job reference Number: (phone number removed)

Location:

Edgware

Remuneration: £40,000 – £45,000 + discretionary bonus

Benefits:
Comprehensive benefits package

Industry Sector:
Façade Designer, Designer, Architectural, Building Envelope, Façade Engineer, Structural Engineer, Glazing, Fenestration, Aluminium Windows, Aluminium Doors, Facades, Windows & Doors, Architectural Windows, Architectural Facades, Sliding Doors, Bi Fold Doors, Balconies, Curtain Walling, Architectural Aluminium, AutoCAD

• Estimator & Bid Specialist position dealing with the estimating and bid process from across curtain walling, windows, doors, cladding, SFS, glazing, and metal work.
• Prepare accurate and competitive façade tenders, including detailed quantity take‑offs, cost plans, risk allowances, and structured bid submissions.
• Manage end‑to‑end tender processes, coordinating internal teams (design, commercial, procurement, operations) to ensure timely and compliant submissions.
• Engage and negotiate with suppliers and subcontractors, benchmarking quotations to ensure commercial competitiveness and minimise risk.
• Identify value engineering opportunities, technical risks, scope gaps, and commercial considerations to strengthen bid strategy and profitability.
• Support post‑tender negotiations and contract handover, ensuring all assumptions, exclusions, risks, and procurement strategies are clearly documented and communicated.

• Must have 3+ years’ experience estimating façade systems or related such as cladding systems, curtain walling, windows and doors, architectural metalwork, SFS and associated secondary steel or support systems.
• Proven experience working with clients tendering and managing bids.
• Knowledge of UK Building Regulations and relevant façade performance standards.
• IT literate (Microsoft Office).
• Excellent planning, organisation, time‑management skills.

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Jobs, Construction vacancies and Specification positions within the fields of Façade Design, Architecture, Building Envelope, Glazing, Fenestration and related disciplines.