ESTIMATING LEAD

Vacancy Reference: CLA-330
Position: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Salary Range: £55,000- £60,000 depending on experience
About us
At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology, and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands: technical services, products, platforms and operational services. We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at the forefront of UAS development in the UK.

Our Values

• Teamwork
• Commitment
• Initiative
• Creativity
• Agility
• Integrity
• Enjoyment

Why Work for Us
Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly, and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• Green Car Scheme
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Vitality
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities

About the role
Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager you will build stringent processes to allow the business to make data-driven decisions. Day to day you will focus on the generation of cost estimates, price proposals, data analysis and value modelling to help grow the organisation through intelligent business planning.

Responsibilities

• Understanding business requirements and developing appropriate cost analysis and costing / pricing strategiesAnalysing historical cost, programme and technical data within our Supply Chain
• Coordinating the generation of new cost estimates and costing/pricing models to inform the business
• Identifying and developing cost reduction opportunities within the Supply Chain to assist with cost challenges set by our customers
• “What if” and “should cost” scenario modelling using a range of techniques and toolsets including raw engineering data
• Coordination of cost and pricing activities across the business to ensure all aspects of the programme and associated risks are fully costed and considered
• Lead supplier price negotiations and customer audits
• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

• Understanding business requirements and developing appropriate cost analysis and costing / pricing strategiesAnalysing historical cost, programme and technical data within our Supply Chain
• Coordinating the generation of new cost estimates and costing/pricing models to inform the business
• Identifying and developing cost reduction opportunities within the Supply Chain to assist with cost challenges set by our customers
• “What if” and “should cost” scenario modelling using a range of techniques and toolsets including raw engineering data
• Coordination of cost and pricing activities across the business to ensure all aspects of the programme and associated risks are fully costed and considered
• Lead supplier price negotiations and customer audits
• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.
• Perform other duties as required