Sales Estimating Engineer x2 vacancies

We are looking for 2 Sales Estimating Engineer to join our Sales Department. Responsible for complying with the Business Management System within their level of activity. Estimating and tendering enquiries and securing new orders.

Reporting to the Sales Estimating Director the role will include, but is not exclusive to:

  • Evaluation and preparation of sales tenders in conjunction with other members of the sales team, internal and external.
  • Liaise with potential new customers at enquiry stage.
  • Comply with the companies engineering standards and procedures when preparing estimates and tenders for the company’s products.
  • Liaise with customers at the order stage to ensure compliance with the company’s credit control procedures.
  • Preparation of contract folders ready for handover to engineering and attend handover meetings.
  • Continue liaising with customers at the post enquiry stage and post order stage as necessary to maintain continuity and goodwill.
  • Close liaison with Engineering department to ensure conformity with the agreed build specification for our products and any works to be undertaken on site.
  • Liaise with the engineering team providing support as required regarding any cost variations to the contracts.
  • Assessment of new supply products and techniques in conjunction with other sales and engineering staff.
  • Attend meetings as required and requested either internally or at customer offices or sites.
  • If skilled in CAD and as workload demands assist with the Creation of Sales General Arrangement Layout drawings and single line Power schematics using AutoCAD working from sketches produced by yourself or other members of the Sales team.

Essential Qualifications / Experience: 

  • Proven competency in Sales, Estimating or tendering
  • Strong commercial and numerical skills
  • Excellent communication, organisational and attention-to-details skills
  • Ability to interpret technical information and specifications
  • Minimum of GCSE English & Maths (Level 4 / Grade C)
  • Confident using IT and Microsoft office
  • Professional, proactive and customer-focused, with a strong ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams
  • CAD / AutoCAD experience would be advantageous

Benefits include:

  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • BUPA Private Medical Care
  • Service-related Annual leave up to 24- 26 days, plus Bank Holidays
  • Holiday buy
  • Cycle to work
  • Death in service benefit
  • Company sick pay

Working hours:

Total Hours: 37.50

Monday to Thursday (start / finish time):

07:30 – 09:00 and 16:15 – 17:45

Friday (start / finish time):

07:30 – 08:30 and 12:00 – 13:00

Apply to:
Diane Bunting at dbunting@afswitchgear.co.uk 
Closing date:  Friday 11th September 2026.
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