Technical Manager (Design Into Estimating)

at  Wates

SES Engineering Services are looking for a Technical Manager – Design into Estimating to join our North East team, focussing on high profile, technically complex mechanical and electrical projects across multiple sectors.
If you are passionate about the engineering and estimating aspects of construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.
This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
  To find out more about LIFE AT SES Engineering Services please click on the following link https://www.ses-ltd.co.uk/careers/working-at-ses/
  We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.
  If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies or to discuss career opportunities in strict confidence, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.
  As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.
  At SES, we are driven by our purpose of inspiring better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow. It’s a bold commitment and we need the right people, from whatever background, to help us make this happen.
  The work we do can make a positive difference to how people live, work and thrive. At SES Engineering Services (SES) we nurture talent, providing you with the opportunity to use your skills and develop and share your knowledge with a network of colleagues.
  Making the first steps in your career can be a daunting and exciting time. At SES, we’ve created a programme where all our new joiners – whether direct from school, graduates from a non-construction background or graduates from a construction background, go through the same training programme, starting at different levels. During your initial training whether on placement, apprenticeship or graduate, you’ll receive the right experience, development and support to become professionally qualified and chartered with the relevant membership body.
  So, if you’d like to work for an organisation which invests in your continued professional development, and you’re looking for your next challenge, we’d like to hear from you.

Our Technical Managers are a valuable part of our business, and their role will encompass both work winning and the delivery of live projects whilst providing strong functional leadership and design resource on projects in the area from winning the tender through to completion.

As our Technical Manager – Design into Estimating you will:

• Accountable for design allocated bids & projects, ensuring that missing elements of design are suitably filled and are able to be taken off accurately. Including:
• Plant and Equipment Schedules
• Drawing mark-ups
• Schematics
• Sketches
• Authoring of Contractors Proposals with wider Estimating team
• Technically reviewing tenders and managing design risk & opportunities with a robust and transparent approach.

• Input into derogations and qualifications within bids to manage risk and opportunity.

• • Technical coaching and development of Estimators and junior staff