Pricing Analyst/Estimator

The role will be responsible for the preparation and submission of tenders for facilities management services, in a consistent and standardised manner in line with the company’s commercial policy and business objectives. Working individually and as part of a team for larger tenders as required. The person will be focused, commercially astute with a keen eye for detail. You must have the ability to organise and prioritise your own workload effectively, ensuring deadlines are met.

This is a home-based role.

Other Responsibilities will include:

• The role will be responsible for reviewing client information and preparing accurate cost estimates reflecting customer requirements and service specifications,
• A key requirement of the role will be initially reviewing and analysing bid documents to identify pricing requirements, assess data gaps, and raise appropriate clarifications.
• Identify commercial issues that may impact pricing and the bid as a whole.
• You will need to be adept at manipulating large quantities of data.
• Utilise existing company excel pricing models to estimate the tender price for facilities management services and where appropriate, develop additional bespoke analysis to produce the tender price for the bid response.
• Completion of compliant client tender documentation for submission.
• You will be the owner of all cost and pricing information for the bids you support.
• Employ company benchmarking constructively.
• Manage and interrogate subcontractor quotations.
• Contributing to ad hoc project work as required, such as analysis of data and trends.

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Higher education to degree level preferred or proven experience.
• Soft FM experience essential.
• Ideally you will be experienced in public sector procurement, with experience of Crown Commercial Services Framework an advantage.
• Experience of financial statements and detailed labour costing and analysis preferred.
• Experience of using Excel to manipulate large volumes of data and transforming this into meaningful information.

What will you get in return?

• An enhanced pension scheme (above auto enrolment rates) - to save for the future
• Life Assurance – to protect your family should the worst happen
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays on top
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Private Medical Insurance – to protect you
• Access to 100s of high street discounts
• Financial Wellbeing support - Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support

Why join OCS Group UK Ltd?

OCS prides itself as a company with strong family values and we are passionate about hiring people who demonstrate the same.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS. If you share these Values, we want you to be part of our team.

OCS have a well-respected brand and our colleagues are empowered to be the best version of themselves. We offer job stability and are committed to developing our colleagues by offering more than just a job. We are a financially stable business who continues to be privately owned since its inception in 1900.

We reward those who demonstrate our values and since the launch of our OCS Star recognition scheme we have rewarded nearly 1,500 colleagues with monetary vouchers, certificates, and public recognition within the business.

We invest and support the growth of our people and are currently sponsoring over 310 colleagues who are enrolled in a variety of apprenticeship programmes, ranging from Level 3 qualifications in customer service to degree programmes in Leadership. If you want to develop you career, OCS is a great choice.

OCS offers the family feel of smaller organisations although large enough to offer so many opportunities. We recognise your efforts and contribution and show our appreciation through a variety of reward schemes which in turn results in our colleagues staying with OCS. Our business is the family you can choose, and our people stay for the friendships, opportunities, and career fulfilment we offer.