Estimator

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop.

Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our Distribution and Connections division. As one of the largest Independent Connection Providers (ICP’s) in the UK, we support distribution network operations across infrastructure.

Our team installs and maintains distribution networks and ensures reliable connections for customers. carrying out electrical planned work, customer connections and network reinforcement.

We're looking for an Estimator to join our growing team in Bury St Edmunds. This is a great opportunity for someone with estimating experience in the electrical infrastructure sector to play a key role in reviewing opportunities, preparing competitive tenders, and supporting the successful delivery of projects. Working closely with internal teams, suppliers, and clients, you'll help drive projects from initial enquiry through to handover.

What you'll be doing

• Assess new opportunities and support bid/no-bid decisions.
• Review tender documents, identify risks, and flag any issues.
• Prepare estimates and quotations from client specifications and drawings.
• Work with procurement, suppliers, and subcontractors to secure competitive pricing.
• Review projects technically and build accurate project cost estimates.
• Produce project programmes and support the handover of awarded work.
• Attend handover and client meetings where required.
• Complete company procedures and financial documentation.
• Collaborate with the estimating team to review and improve submissions.
• Support post-tender presentations with clients.
• Work closely with colleagues to meet team and business targets.
• Help foster an inclusive and diverse working environment.

What you'll bring

• Experience estimating projects, ideally with a utilities or infrastructure background but no essential 
• Understanding of construction planning and project sequencing.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative approach and ability to work well within a team.
• Good understanding of health & safety requirements.
• Degree-level education (or equivalent experience).
• Good working knowledge of Excel
• Self-motivated with strong organisation and time management skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Nice to have

• HNC or Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• NEBOSH Safety Management qualification.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans.

 Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another.

We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

 We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.

We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.

We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.

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