Estimator Bid Specialist Building Envelope
| Published | April 19, 2026 |
| Location | Barnet, Greater London, United Kingdom |
| Category | Builders |
| Job Type | Permanent |
Description
Estimator Bid Specialist Building Envelope
Job Title: Facade Designer Building Envelope
Job reference Number: phone number removed)
Industry Sector: Faade Designer, Designer, Architectural, Building Envelope. Faade Engineer, Structural Engineer, Glazing, Fenestration, Aluminium Windows, Aluminium Doors, Facades, Windows Doors, Architectural Windows, Architectural Facades, Sliding Doors, Bi Fold Doors, Balconies, Curtain Walling, Architectural Aluminium, Building Envelope, Facades, Architectural, AutoCAD
Location: Edgware
Remuneration: £4, - £45, + discretionary bonus
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
The role of the Facade Designer Building Envelope will involve:
* Estimator Bid Specialist position dealing with the estimating and bid process from across curtain walling, windows, doors, cladding, SFS, glazing, and metal work
* Prepare accurate and competitive faade tenders, including detailed quantity take-offs, cost plans, risk allowances, and structured bid submissions.
* Manage end-to-end tender processes, coordinating internal teams design, commercial, procurement, operations) to ensure timely and compliant submissions.
* Engage and negotiate with suppliers and subcontractors, benchmarking quotations to ensure commercial competitiveness and minimise risk.
* Identify value engineering opportunities, technical risks, scope gaps, and commercial considerations to strengthen bid strategy and profitability.
* Support post-tender negotiations and contract handover, ensuring all assumptions, exclusions, risks, and procurement strategies are clearly documented and communicated.
The ideal applicant will be Facade Designer Building Envelope with:
* Must have 3+ years experience estimating faade systems or related such as cladding systems, curtain walling, windows and doors, architectural metalwork, SFS and associated secondary steel or support systems
* Proven experience working with clients tendering and managing bids
* Knowledge of UK Building Regulations and relevant faade performance standards.
* IT literate Microsoft Office)
* Excellent planning, organisation, time management skills
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Jobs, Construction vacancies and Specification positions within: Faade Designer, Designer, Architectural, Building Envelope. Faade Engineer, Structural Engineer, Glazing, Fenestration, Aluminium Windows, Aluminium Doors, Facades, Windows Doors, Architectural Windows, Architectural Facades, Sliding Doors, Bi Fold Doors, Balconies, Curtain Walling, Architectural Aluminium, Building Envelope, Facades, Architectural, AutoCAD