About this role

Business Development & Estimating Manager

Location: South East / Home Counties
Package: up to £75k + Bonus 
Company Car / Allowance 

Company

• Established structural steel contractor with 50+ years’ track record delivering complex, high-spec projects
• Employee-owned, offering long-term stability and shared success
• Strong client relationships and repeat business across main contractors
• Known for quality delivery on technically challenging schemes

• A highly skilled workforce who are the best in the business, many of whom have learnt their trade with the business and have progressed into more senior roles.

Role

• Drive new business generation and develop long-term client relationships
• Build and manage a pipeline of opportunities from early engagement through to award
• Lead client interaction with contractors, consultants, and developers
• Support/lead estimating and pricing of key projects
• Contribute to value engineering and bid strategy
• Track pipeline, forecasts, and conversion performance

Requirements

• Background in structural steel or wider construction
• Experience in business development, estimating, or both
• Track record of winning work / developing client relationships
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery
• Able to interpret drawings and technical information
• Confident communicator with a proactive, self-driven approach to Building Studies or similar
• Can demonstrate experience in pricing of projects from 50 to 3,000 tonnes.
• Experience in reviewing Tekla models for the constructability of structures.
• able to budget a job on demand (using experience).

Why Apply

• Key, revenue-generating role with real influence
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employee contribution 3%, Company contribution 5%. 

• Various employee discounts are available through the Benefits Portal
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

• Strong existing client base + scope to grow region
• Secure, employee-owned business model.
• Consistent pipeline of complex, interesting projects
• Competitive package with performance-related bonus

Contact Craig or Jude @ ARV Solutions. 

This employer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.