Job Description
Role - Design & Estimating Engineer (Fire, Security & Network Infrastructure)
Type: Permanent
Location: Sheffield area, On-site (+ customer sites)
Salary: Up to £37,000
The Design and Estimating Engineer will be responsible for the design and costing of complex fire, security & network infrastructure/systems. You will be responsible for reviewing client specification documents and drawings, liaising with suppliers, using CAD software for the detailed design, costing the projects and drafting proposal documents.
Role Responsibilities
- Design life safety and security systems
- Progress sales enquiries, working closely with Business Development Managers to ensure that customer requirements are understood
- Prepare proposals, quotations and tender documents
- Assess risk factors influencing the security and fire design
- Ensuring all quotations and system design specs are compatible with the requirements of technical and regulatory standards/Codes of Practice
- Review changes in customers’ specifications and modifying designs accordingly
Essential Skills
- Good working knowledge of fire, security & network infrastructure products and systems and their features/limitations
- Design and estimating experience
- Ability to prepare cost sheets and proposal documents
- Experience of reading and publishing specifications and technical drawings
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
Desirable Skills
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- Up to date knowledge of technologies, technical and regulatory standards, which are relevant to the design process
- Installation or commissioning experience within a relevant sector
- Awareness of European regulatory standards
On occasion the role may require support at our other offices and onsite at customers’ sites for design meetings.
If you are interested with a relevant background please do not hesitate to apply immediately, or email milesb@excelerate.co.uk.
We look forward to processing your application.