National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Sales Estimator - Engineering

Corsham
2 weeks ago
Create job alert

Are you a skilled Estimator with a passion for precision and a knack for securing high-value contracts in aerospace and defence?

We are proud to be partnering with a dynamic, quality-focused company operating to ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards. Our valued client delivers precision-engineered solutions to aerospace and defence primes, with a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

The Role:
We’re seeking an experienced Estimator to prepare accurate quotations, manage costs, and build strong relationships with clients and suppliers. You’ll play a key role in tendering and securing work while ensuring projects align with our high standards and profitability goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and submit professional quotations/estimates to meet client specifications and deadlines.

  • Interpret engineering drawings, including geometric tolerances, symbols, revisions, and layouts.

  • Research and calculate costs for materials, labour, transport, and equipment.

  • Collaborate with Directors and stakeholders to assess risks, agree rates, and set profit margins.

  • Drive continuous improvement in processes to enhance quality and efficiency.within manufacturing

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors, vendors, and suppliers.

  • Obtain timely quotes from suppliers to support accurate costings.

  • Monitor project costs to ensure they stay within budget estimates.

  • Uphold health and safety standards across the site.

  • Undertake additional tasks to support AJM Engineering Ltd’s objectives.

    What We’re Looking For:

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in estimating or a similar role within a manufacturing environment (ISO 9001 or AS9100 essential).

  • Proven track record of providing quotes for aerospace and defence primes.

  • Background in machining (desirable but not essential).

  • Experience with MRP systems (desirable but not essential).

  • Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word).

    Personal Attributes:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Professional, mature, and composed under pressure.

  • Energetic, self-motivated, and results-driven with a proactive approach.

  • Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.

  • Team player who supports colleagues and company goals.

  • Respectful, determined, and committed to delivering the best possible outcomes.

    This is a really great opportunity to work for an expanding company. There will be opportunities to develop your skillset through training. It is a 39 hour week with a nice early finish on a Friday! 33 days per year holiday entitlement plus other benefits

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Technical Sales Estimator

Estimator

Sales Engineer - Training Available

Business Development Manager - North England

EDM Applications Engineer

Commercial Administrator

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

How to Get a Better Space Sector Job After a Lay-Off or Redundancy

Being made redundant from a role in the UK space sector can be disheartening. Whether your work was tied to satellite design, launch services, ground systems, mission operations, or Earth observation analytics, the experience and specialist knowledge you've gained is still highly valuable. The UK government’s Space Strategy, increased commercial investment, and new launch initiatives across Cornwall, Scotland, and Wales continue to drive opportunities in upstream and downstream space technologies. This guide will help you relaunch your career in the UK space sector after redundancy.

UK Space Jobs Salary Calculator 2025: Work Out Your Market Value in Seconds

Why last year’s pay survey already misfires for UK space talent Ask a Satellite Systems Engineer wrestling with RF budgets, a Mission Operations Analyst shepherding cubesats at 04:00 UTC, or a Launch Vehicle Propulsion Engineer machining ablative liners in Cornwall: “Am I earning what I deserve?” The honest answer drifts faster than orbital debris. Since early 2024 the UK Space Agency released £1.6 billion of National Space Strategy funding, SaxaVord’s spaceport edged toward its first vertical launch licence, and Harwell Campus welcomed three VC‑fuelled in‑orbit‑servicing start‑ups. Each headline ratcheted hiring demand—and salaries. A salary guide printed in 2024 is already as dated as a Block II GPS ephemeris: no mention of the Scottish micro‑launcher premium, the AI‑earth‑observation bubble, or the sudden scarcity of flight‑dynamics controllers who can wrangle multi‑constellation mega‑swarms. To replace guesswork with data, UKSpaceJobs.co.uk distilled a clear, three‑factor formula. Feed in your discipline, UK region & seniority; you’ll get a realistic 2025 baseline—no stale averages, no vague “competitive” claims. This article unpacks the formula, explores the forces inflating space salaries, and sets out concrete steps to boost your value within ninety days.

How to Present Space Sector Solutions to Non-Technical Audiences: A Public Speaking Guide for Job Seekers

The UK space sector is expanding fast—from satellite communications and Earth observation to propulsion, launch services, and space sustainability. But as the technology becomes more complex, employers increasingly want space professionals who can explain it simply and persuasively to non-technical audiences. Whether you're applying for a role in engineering, mission control, data analysis, policy, or business development, your ability to present clearly is now seen as a critical soft skill. In fact, many interviews now include public speaking tasks that test your communication style, clarity, and stakeholder awareness. This guide offers a practical framework for structuring your space sector presentations, tips for engaging slides, storytelling techniques that work in interviews, and advice on answering common questions from executives, clients, and policymakers.