Estimator / Specialist in Construction Tendering

About the job

To support our estimating team at the Volketswil location, we are looking for an independent and responsible individual as:

Estimator / Specialist in Construction Tendering, 100%

Your tasks:

• Preparation of precise tender documents for building envelopes (compact façades and ventilated curtain façades) as well as internal plastering work
• Development of specifications considering NPK, standards, building regulations and quality standards
• Analysis and interpretation of technical drawings, construction plans and project documentation
• Use of construction software (e.g. SORBA or Messerli) for efficient tender preparation
• Independent handling and coordination of tender projects
• Close collaboration with architects, clients, contractors and the field service
• Ensuring timely preparation and submission of tender documents
• Support with technical queries and development of solution proposals
• Ongoing updating of tender templates and working bases
• Monitoring new materials, technologies and construction methods and integrating them into daily work

Your profile:

• Completed training as a draughtsperson or a comparable construction-technical qualification; alternatively plasterer or bricklayer with a federal certificate of competence (Eidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis, EFZ) with very good technical understanding and flair for technical drawing
• At least 3 years of professional experience in the construction environment or in tendering construction projects
• Experience with construction software such as SORBA, Messerli or comparable solutions
• Good knowledge of standard position catalogues (NPK)
• Confident use of CAD programmes and good digital plan comprehension
• Strong technical understanding and enjoyment in reading and interpreting construction plans
• Independent, structured and reliable working style
• Experience in preparing tenders, ideally in the area of building envelopes
• Good IT user skills and affinity for digital working tools
• Communicative personality with enjoyment in collaborating with diverse stakeholders
• Very good German language skills in spoken and written form; French or Italian an advantage
• High quality orientation and pronounced sense of responsibility.

Your perspective:

• Exciting tasks in a dynamic company
• Company culture with room for personal responsibility and entrepreneurial ideas
• A working environment where openness and appreciation are a matter of course
• Attractive employment conditions with above-average social benefits
• Individual induction programme tailored to the functional requirements
• Support for your individual professional development

"MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME" - that is our purpose.

We develop, produce and distribute materials and solutions for the construction sector and various industrial markets with our broad brand portfolio in a continuous innovation process.

As a world-leading manufacturer of building materials for high-quality building envelopes, specialised products and systems for civil engineering and structural engineering, tiling solutions as well as innovative floor and wall constructions, Saint-Gobain Weber AG is committed to people in their building and living environment.

We are a subsidiary of the French global corporation Saint-Gobain. The group is committed to comfortable, energy-efficient and liveable buildings. In Switzerland, Saint-Gobain is represented not only by Weber but also by companies such as Rigips, ISOVER, Sanitas Troesch or Vetrotech. Please feel free to browse our website www.ch.weber .

If you have any questions, Ms Florentina Ukaj, HR Business Partner, is happy to assist you at +41 76 203 50 13.