Mechanical Estimator

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🇵🇭 Philippines – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✨ Estimator

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Twoconnect

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2018

🏥 Healthcare

⚖️ Legal

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Legal • Logistics

Twoconnect is an outsourcing service provider specializing in tailored and scalable offshore staffing solutions for businesses in Australia and New Zealand. They offer expert HR consulting, talent sourcing, onboarding, and performance management to help companies build dedicated offshore teams in various industries, including accounting, IT, healthcare, and retail. With a focus on long-term partnerships, Twoconnect streamlines the recruitment and management of remote staff to enhance operational efficiencies and reduce costs.

📋 Description

• Prepare detailed estimates for commercial ventilation, ductwork and broader mechanical-services projects. • Review mechanical drawings, specifications, schedules, tender documents and other project information. • Undertake quantity take-offs for labour, materials, plant, equipment and mechanical components. • Interpret proposed mechanical designs and determine practical installation delivery. • Calculate labour hours, material quantities, equipment, access requirements, subcontracted works and ancillary costs. • Obtain and evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations. • Apply labour rates, productivity allowances, material costs and commercial considerations. • Produce estimates for Project Manager review and sign-off. • Revise estimates following design changes, updated information or feedback. • Maintain estimating records, take-offs, quotations, assumptions and supporting documentation. • Assist with handover of successful estimates to Project Managers. • Assess drawings and project information for constructability, completeness and technical consistency. • Identify installation constraints, access requirements, sequencing issues and coordination risks. • Raise technical queries regarding omissions, discrepancies and unclear scope. • Ensure estimates account for UK requirements, client standards and accepted industry practices. • Work closely with six Project Managers on scope, technical requirements, client expectations and turnaround times. • Manage multiple estimating requests while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines. • Develop understanding of clients, sites, commercial expectations and delivery methods. • Support Project Managers by reducing routine estimating and take-off work. • Operate as an integrated remote team member. • Identify omissions, underpricing risks and cost exposures. • Balance competitive pricing with project profitability. • Support development of estimating templates, cost databases and internal pricing processes. • Apply project feedback to improve future estimate accuracy. • Handle sensitive drawings, specifications and commercial information securely and confidentially. • Follow document control, data security and restricted-information procedures. • Reflect enhanced security, vetting and compliance requirements in estimates. • Maintain discretion with government, transport, defence-related and security-sensitive information. • Comply with background screening, confidentiality and project-specific security requirements. • Perform other role-specific duties as required.

🎯 Requirements

• Previous UK industry experience, including familiarity with UK project documentation, working practices and regulatory requirements. • A degree, diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, HVAC, Ventilation, Plumbing or a closely related discipline. • Experience in commercial ventilation and ductwork systems, within government buildings, major retail or warehouse facilities, rail infrastructure or large transport stations. • A strong mechanical engineering, mechanical building-services or mechanically trained trade background. • Experience undertaking detailed quantity take-offs from mechanical drawings, specifications and schedules. • Ability to accurately calculate labour, materials, plant, equipment, access and other project requirements. • Experience reviewing mechanical designs and assessing constructability and installation methodology. • Ability to identify incomplete information, technical inconsistencies, scope gaps and pricing risks. • Experience pricing sizeable and technically complex commercial projects. • Ability to manage multiple estimates and work effectively with several Project Managers. • Strong written and verbal English communication skills. • Confidence asking technical questions and clearly communicating estimating assumptions and concerns. • Strong numerical ability, attention to detail and commitment to accuracy. • Excellent organisation, document control and deadline-management skills. • Ability to work independently while remaining closely integrated with a UK-based team. • Competence using Microsoft Excel and relevant take-off, estimating and document-review software. • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality when handling commercially or operationally sensitive information. • Exposure to projects delivered for Tier 1 contractors, facilities-management organisations, schools or MOD sites. • Experience working with established clients and applying account-specific pricing, standards and turnaround expectations. • Experience obtaining and commercially evaluating UK supplier and subcontractor quotations.

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from home • Mon - Fri: 8.00am - 5.00pm GMT/BST (mid-shift schedule) • HMO with 2 free dependents and medical reimbursements • Government-mandated benefits • Work from home allowances • Opportunities to work with leading companies in Australia and beyond • Training programmes for career development • Engaging company outings, team activities and wellness sessions • Supportive, inclusive culture • Dedicated managers focused on your growth and success • Competitive pay and benefits • Additional entitlements • Structured career development programs • People-first culture focused on stability, growth and genuine care • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace