Estimating Engineer

Estimating Engineer
Bournemouth
Estimating Engineer salary: £46,500 – £54,250
Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Estimating Engineer Overview:

✅ Prepare quotations, costings and estimates from drawings, BOMs and specifications
✅ Work directly with customers to clarify prices, requirements and technical details
✅ Support NPI, route cards, manufacturing routes and production release
✅ Split role across estimating, process improvement and manufacturing support
✅ Join a precision engineering business with varied machining, fabrication and assembly work

This Estimating Engineer role is with an established precision engineering business in Bournemouth, supporting customer work through the pre-production stages before it reaches manufacture. The Estimating Engineer will review drawings, specifications and BOMs, prepare accurate quotations, speak with customers and suppliers, and help turn won work into clear route cards, manufacturing methods and production release information.

This is not a purely desk-based estimating job. The Estimating Engineer will stay closely involved with NPI, manufacturing routes, supplier input, traceability, production support and process improvement. The role is roughly split between quoting/estimating and wider manufacturing support, so it suits someone who understands how work is actually made, not just how to price it.

The Estimating Engineer role

As Estimating Engineer, you’ll be involved from customer enquiry through to quotation, contract review, NPI discussion and production handover. You’ll need to be confident reviewing drawings, asking the right questions, understanding machining, fabrication or assembly routes, and discussing commercial and technical details with customers.

The business needs an Estimating Engineer who can hit the ground running with quotations and pricing, while also supporting the wider pre-production team with route cards, MRP data, supplier input and manufacturing improvement. Customer contact is mainly by phone and Teams, with occasional face-to-face involvement.

Day-to-day responsibilities of an Estimating Engineer

Prepare accurate estimates and quotations from drawings, specifications, BOMs and customer requirements
Review RFQs and identify material, supplier, process, cost and delivery requirements
Discuss pricing, technical requirements and delivery expectations directly with customers
Liaise with approved suppliers to confirm pricing, lead times, availability and subcontract requirements
Plan manufacturing routes, route cards and production release information
Support NPI meetings and help agree the best way to move new work into manufacture
Identify manufacturing risks, cost implications and technical concerns before production release
Maintain accurate quotation, routing and manufacturing information within the MRP system
Work with production to make sure planned methods are realistic and achievable
Support contract reviews, project reviews and internal pre-production meetings
Contribute to process improvement across estimating, routing, NPI and manufacturing flow
Support quotation KPIs, workload visibility and customer response times
Mentor or support others within the pre-production function where neededWhat they’re looking for - Estimating Engineer

Experience in estimating, quotations, pre-production, production engineering or manufacturing engineering
Strong understanding of CNC machining, welding/fabrication, assembly or precision engineering processes
Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and BOMs
Confident preparing costings, discussing pricing and handling customer-facing estimating work
Comfortable speaking with customers by phone, Teams and occasionally face to face
Able to work with suppliers around pricing, lead times, materials and subcontract processes
Good understanding of route cards, MRP data, production release and manufacturing handover
Commercially aware, accurate and able to manage a busy quotation workload
Good communication skills across customers, suppliers, production, quality and internal teams
Organised, analytical and able to balance quoting deadlines with manufacturing supportDesirable - Estimating Engineer

Background in subcontract precision engineering
Experience supporting NPI or contract review activity
Knowledge of approved suppliers, traceability and supplier selection
Previous hands-on background in machining, fabrication, welding or assembly
Experience mentoring others or supporting a wider estimating/pre-production team
Continuous improvement exposure within manufacturing or production support 

What’s on offer - Estimating Engineer

Estimating Engineer salary: £46,500 – £54,250

A varied Estimating Engineer role with involvement from RFQ and quotation through to NPI, route cards and production release.
The chance to work on a mix of machining, fabrication and assembly-led projects rather than purely commercial estimating.
A 39-hour working week with a half-day Friday, plus EAP, Cycle to Work Scheme, free on-site parking, free hot drinks and training support.
A strong opportunity for an Estimating Engineer who enjoys customer contact, pricing, manufacturability and helping work move properly into production.

How to apply for the Estimating Engineer position

If you’re interested in this Estimating Engineer role, get in touch to talk through the quoting workload, customer contact and production involvement.
Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed)