About The Role

To complement our huge expansion plans for 2024 and onwards, we are currently recruiting for a Contract Kitchen Estimator to join the Wren family at our state-of-the-art Head Office facility. Wren is a fast-paced, innovative company built on people who drive the business forwards.

The purpose of this role is to effectively design and estimate kitchens to our contracts sector. The ideal candidate will be driven, enthusiastic and have high levels of organisational ability. This is a permanent, office-based position offering a competitive salary.

Main Responsibilities:

Analysing plans, BOQ’s and other project documentation to estimate project costs.
Produce estimates to support delivery of the design ensuring it meets the customers’ requirements.
Attend design review meetings with clients and the sales team were required.
Create Design Approval packs for submission to sales team.
Ensure that designs meet customer requirements and are delivered on time.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulations and standards and ensure compliance in all designs.
Provide technical support to other team members as required.
Manage project design change & cost variations.
Process POs received from the sales team
Assisting with allocated fresh enquiries
Assisting with allocated on-going projects, design changes and revisions
Assisting sales, factory production, project control, site managers and the client as necessary or as directed
Ensure that we have up to date drawings and pricing information for sales quotations, working drawings and information relative to project control for existing / ongoing projects.

What Wren offer:

Life Assurance after 2 years' service
Access to Benenden health and discount platform after 1 years of continuous service
Personalised progression plan with clear career opportunities
Individual training budget for personal development
EE discount
Staff discount on purchasing a kitchen/bedroom after 1 year of continuous service
Eye Care Vouchers
Refer a Friend Scheme
Free onsite gym

About You

To succeed in this role, you will need to be creative and have a good technical brain. You will be able to work well under pressure in an extremely busy office and take direction from senior managers.

The ability to learn is key to this vacancy and to grow into the role as the department expands. You will need good timekeeping, fantastic communication skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and planner Software.

Desired Skills and Knowledge:

Exceptional design skills and ability to use planner/CAD software
Experience reading Architect drawings/Kitchen drawings
Working on detail to a budget
Knowledge of kitchen planning, installation, and legislation
Have an eye for detail and continually strive for improvement.
Ability to communicate effectively
Experience in volume plan creation, keeping the need for amendments to a minimum
Technically strong with a good understanding of the kitchen industry
Comfortable working in a challenging, dynamic, and fast paced environment.
Estimating in kitchens or Previous Design experience is preferred.

About The Company

Wren Kitchens is the largest kitchen retailer in the UK, with over £1billion turnover, more than 100 UK showrooms and an exciting expansion into the USA. We don’t just sell kitchens - we manufacture, deliver and install them too.

If you can match our passion to grow our business and exceed customer expectations in a competitive sales environment, you’ll be rewarded by a company that recognises talent with exceptional earning potential and company-wide opportunities to progress.

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