MEP Estimator - Germany

As an MEP Estimator reporting to the Pre-Construction Director, you will play a critical role in preparing tenders and cost plans for design and build projects ranging in value from €200m to €500m.

You will collaborate closely with the pre-construction and design teams to deliver accurate, comprehensive, and competitive bids that ensure project success.

Your new company specialise in delivering turnkey solutions for complex construction projects across a range of industries, including food production, pharmaceuticals, high-tech manufacturing, and logistics.

With a strong international presence and operations across multiple countries, the company executes large-scale projects through strategically located offices, including your base in Frankfurt, ensuring seamless access to key transportation hubs and infrastructure.

Known for its expertise in managing high-value projects, the company partners with leading global clients to deliver innovative and efficient solutions tailored to meet industry-specific needs.

For those eager to learn more about this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out to Stephen at stephen@breaghrecruitment.com / 015314345

As a MEP Estimator:  

• Strong understanding of MEP systems in construction and design.
• Ability to interpret MEP drawings, specifications, and contracts effectively.
• Familiarity with bills of materials and process design.
• Proven experience in an MEP Estimating role, ideally with large-scale projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Presentation and negotiation skills to effectively engage stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel and Project).
• Experience with cost management software like CostX.
• Familiarity with the complexities of data center projects is highly desirable.
• Sound and business fluent knowledge of English and German is obligatory.

MEP Estimator Skills:  

• Appraise tender documents to determine project requirements and risks.
• Conduct site visits to identify site-specific risks and gather necessary data.
• Procurement & Costing:
• Prepare and issue material and sub-contract enquiries, including selecting potential subcontractors.
• Develop analytical cost estimates, including preliminaries, budgets, and cost plans.
• Adjudicate and compare sub-contractor quotations to ensure best value.
• Engage in the design development process and attend design team meetings.
• Raise technical queries to ensure design sufficiency for accurate costing.
• Apply value engineering principles throughout the design and build phases.
• Identify and manage risks during the tender process, maintaining a tender Risk Register.
• Contribute to pre-qualification, mid-tender, and post-tender interviews.
• Present tenders to senior management at settlement meetings, highlighting major commercial issues.
• Ensure a smooth transition from pre-construction to site teams through effective handover processes.
• Train and manage junior or trainee estimators to build expertise within the team.

The Package:

Salary will be DOE, but you can expect a salary of at least to €80,000 plus package.

Interviews are taking place this week so if you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date CV to stephen@breaghrecruitment.com or call us now on 00353(0)15314345.

The Breagh Team:

Breagh Recruitment are the go-to specialist construction and engineering recruitment consultants, providing qualified and experienced professionals with Construction jobs across the UK and Ireland, with an ethos based on flexibility, hard work, and a bit of good old common sense. We live within these core values servicing our clients and candidates daily.

Key roles we recruit for include Health & Safety managers, M&E project managers, construction managers, M&E site engineers, M&E quantity surveyors, civil engineers, site agents, estimators, buyers, bid managers and M&E site supervisors, across Ireland and the UK.

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