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Estimator

Estimator

EFP European Facade Products Marum

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What is required?

  • MBO/HBO work and thinking level
  • At least 3-5 years of relevant work experience
  • Experience with estimation programs (for example, LogiKal/Orgadata)
  • Able to translate a customer's request into the right product
  • Good command of the Dutch and English language, both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to work independently and accurately

What will you get?

  • €2.800 - €3.600 depending on knowledge and experience)
  • 40-hour work week
  • 25 vacation days
  • Opportunities for training and growth
  • Reimbursement of travel expenses

What will you do?

  • 50% Creating proposals and estimations in LogiKal/Orgadata
  • 20% Providing support to customers using the estimation package
  • 15% Customer contact to arrive at the correct product choice (including sample offers)
  • 10% Internal consultation
  • 5% Other tasks (including administration and reporting to the General Manager)

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Vacancy

As an Estimator at EFP European Facade Products, you are responsible for creating proposals and project calculations within LogiKal/Orgadata software. You receive requests by email from customers and create, among other things, an overview of the selected materials. Investigate and checking the specification/requirements of the facades, windows, and doors needed. Checking the measurements and process these for pricing. Taking into account the project requirements like wind loads, and any special designs.

In your role as an Estimator, you work is based on the project drawings. You may create a sample offer with multiple options that you present to the customer, such as different series for the same product at varying prices. In this way, you work closely with the customer to arrive at the correct product choice. Additionally, you provide support to customers who work with the same package and assist them in entering data and resolving issues.

You will be part of a technical team of about four colleagues, including an experienced Estimator with whom you work closely. In this role, you report to the General Manager. EFP European Facade Products primarily works with projects in the Middle East, India, Pakistan and Africa which requires you to be able to communicate in English and continually switch between different ongoing projects.

If you enjoy working extensively with estimations and customers, and you find it challenging to set priorities and develop creative solutions, then this is a job for you.<br />

Working week

Estimator

On an enjoyable day, an order you've worked hard on gets confirmed. That gives a satisfying feeling!

On a less enjoyable day, you are busy making estimations for a large project, knowing that the chances of converting these into an order are not that high.

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    • Lunch break
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Making calculations
    • Coffee moment
    • Preparatory work for making calculations
    • Following up on action points
    • Doing administration
    • Lunch break
    • Preparatory work for making calculations
    • Making calculations
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Coffee moment
    • Meeting with colleague
    • Contact with client
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Lunch break
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Coffee moment
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Preparatory work for making calculations
    • Making calculations
    • Making calculations
    • Contact with client
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Coffee moment
    • Supporting a customer with calculations
    • Following up on action points
    • Doing administration
    • Making calculations
    • Meeting with colleague
    • Free afternoon
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Reading and replying to mails
    • Making calculations

Firsthand experience

You want to start on an estimation assignment that is very urgent, but you find out that the information you have received is not clear. What do you do?

In this situation, where, for example, you don't know which systems to propose or if there is a steel structure behind the facade, it's important to be creative and solution-oriented. You could, for instance, create three different concept proposals with a budget price and present these to the customer to see what they prefer. If the customer then still cannot provide any clarity, it's possible that the drawings have not been sufficiently developed or that the project is still at a (too) early stage. By actively thinking along with the customer, you can come to a suitable proposal together with the customer.

Growth

At EFP International, we mainly provide training on the job, and you mostly learn from well-versed co-workers —partly because you should discover and further expand the specific aspects of system development in practice.

Estimator
Senior Estimator

Working at EFP European Facade Products

EFP European Facade Products was founded in 2004 and develops quality aluminum profile systems for the facade industry. Its customers are international window/door facade contractors that manufacture and install EFP profiles and components in order to create and install the correct end product. In addition to profiles, they also develop all other system components, gaskets/seals, accessories, fittings, and a like. EFP is in close contact with investors, project developers, architects, and contractors in order to assure providing the most suitable solutions for each market.

EFP's end product is the shell of a building, or, the exterior façade you can see. A crucial product requirement is climate control of the building, this includes heat & sound insulation, waterproofing and minimize the air ingress. Aesthetics, budget, production, and assembly efficiency are also important. They're mainly applied for the benefit of large office blocks/towers, hotels, but also for residential buildings. For all systems, test elements are in-house pre-made and tested on performance by independent national and international test-institutes.

  • Headquarters in Marum
  • Active in 23 countries
  • 16 employees in the Netherlands
  • 18 employees around the world
  • 5% / 95%
  • Average age 45 years
  • Working from home by exception

Colleagues

Jeroen Viktor Hannessen (38) - General Manager

Why did you decide to work for this company?
This company was founded by my father and after a few years and graduating from college I joined him. This is 16 years ago now.

What did you study?
Engineering at Hanze Hogeschool in Groningen

What do you do in your spare time?
Do it yourself jobs, spend time with my family, sports and going on vacation

Jelle Wijngaarden (56) - R&D Engineer

Why did you decide to work for this company?
I had previously worked at an aluminum facade manufacturer and also at a software company. Afterwards, I was able to start at a system house for aluminum profiles, which allowed me to contribute to the development of aluminum windows and sliding doors.

What was your previous job?
Projectlead at a facade supplier and Profile Database Developer at a software company

What do you do in your spare time?
Travelling and sailing

Niels Hannessen - Financial Controller

Why did you decide to work for this company?
Since EFP was founded by my father, I have been involved with it for a longer period of time. Due to the growth of the company, there was a need for structured help in the financial administration. I can now (part-time) contribute to this. This provides a nice variety in my work tasks.

What was your previous job?
Assistant Accountant at Impact Administratie

What do you do in your spare time?
Travellig, games, reading, sports and spending time with friends and family.

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