Senior Estimator

Civil Engineering & Infrastructure
Permanent | UK

The Opportunity

Our client is a leading UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with over 40 years of experience delivering major projects across the water, transport, energy and built environment sectors. Due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of secured work, they are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Estimator to join their pre-construction team.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in securing high-value infrastructure projects while working with an established business that is known for investing in its people and promoting from within.

The Role

As Senior Estimator, you will lead the preparation of competitive and commercially robust estimates for major civil engineering projects, working closely with bid teams, planners and operational colleagues throughout the tender process.

You will also provide leadership and mentoring to junior estimators while helping shape winning tender strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of estimates in line with company procedures.
• Manage and coordinate estimating activities for larger tenders.
• Mentor and support junior estimators within the team.
• Identify commercial opportunities and project risks during the tender stage.
• Work closely with Bid Managers, Planners and operational teams to develop tender methodologies.
• Produce and maintain key estimating assumptions and tender documentation.
• Prepare and present estimates during adjudication meetings.
• Support negotiations throughout the tender process.
• Produce detailed handover information for operational delivery teams following contract award.
• Provide estimating support for business development opportunities.
• Liaise with site teams to review estimating performance and improve future submissions.

About You

We're looking for an experienced estimator with a strong background in civil engineering and infrastructure projects.

Essential Experience

• Engineering or commercial background.
• HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering-related discipline.
• Proven experience estimating civil engineering projects, particularly within the water sector.
• Experience producing tenders valued up to £50 million.
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent numerical skills.
• Proficient with estimating software and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and clients.
• Experience preparing commercially viable and technically achievable tender submissions.

Desirable

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status.
• Experience within wastewater, rail or tunnelling sectors.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension.
• Life assurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• Company car, car allowance or green car scheme (role dependent).
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional loyalty days.
• Flexible benefits package.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Paid volunteering day.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training.
• Clear opportunities for career progression within a growing organisation.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected contractor with a secure order book and long-term frameworks across some of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes. You'll be joining a collaborative business that values technical excellence, career development and long-term employee investment while working on complex, high-profile civil engineering projects.

If you're an experienced Senior Estimator looking for your next challenge within a well-established infrastructure contractor, we'd like to hear from you.

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Contract Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

6 Months - Cambridge

Days based role (7am - 4pm with flex for breakdowns)

Our client seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our Engineering & Maintenance team. This role is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant and processing equipment through planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance activities. The successful candidate will play a key role in improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on mechanical plant and production equipment
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical faults efficiently to minimise production downtime
• Maintain equipment including conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, crushers, mixers, rotary equipment, pneumatic systems, and associated plant machinery
• Conduct inspections and condition monitoring to identify potential equipment failures before they occur
• Ensure all maintenance work is completed in accordance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards
• Complete maintenance documentation, work orders, and asset history records using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement activities to improve plant reliability and maintenance performance
• Work closely with production teams to plan maintenance activities with minimal operational disruption

Skills & Experience Required

• Time-served Mechanical Engineer with a recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
• Proven experience in mechanical maintenance within manufacturing, mineral processing, heavy industry, quarrying, or similar process environments
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance techniques
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation Experience using CMMS software
• Good understanding of mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, drives, pumps, and rotating equipment
• Strong commitment to health and safety and safe systems of work
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads and work independently
• Able to write own risk assessments

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KPI Recruiting are on the look out for General Factory Operative for our client based in Huntingdon.

As a General Factory Operative your working hours and days are:

• Monday- Friday
• Days- 06:00- 14:00/ 14:00- 22:00
• Nights- 22:00- 06:00

The rate of pay as a General Factory Operative:

• Days- £12.83 p/h
• Nights- £15.40 p/h

The duties and responsibilities as a General Factory Operative are:

• Ensuring quality standards of finished products
• Inspection of products prior to process to ensure quality and safety
• Ensure all areas of the factory are kept clean and tidy
• Assist in general housekeeping

The ideal candidate for a General Factory Operative would need:

• Previous experience as a General Factory Operative
• Ability to work well individually or in a team environment
• Good time keeping skills
• Good attention to detail

If this role as a General Factory operative is for you then APPLY NOW or contact our Sutton Team on 0203 9106 786.

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Maintenance Manager

Location: York
Salary: Circa £65,000 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday | Days

Maintenance Manager - Food Manufacturing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and hands-on Maintenance Manager to join a well-established food manufacturing business in York.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive engineering leader who enjoys balancing day-to-day maintenance activities with team leadership. Reporting directly to the Site Manager, you will lead a small team of 3-5 engineers, ensuring the factory operates safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime.

The Role

As Maintenance Manager, you will take ownership of the site's maintenance function, remaining actively involved on the factory floor while leading and developing your engineering team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and supporting a team of 3-5 maintenance engineers.
• Leading planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities.
• Providing hands-on engineering support when required.
• Driving improvements in equipment reliability and manufacturing performance.
• Managing maintenance schedules and engineering priorities.
• Ensuring compliance with health & safety, food safety, and engineering standards.
• Working closely with production and the Site Manager to maximise plant availability.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and identifying opportunities to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
• Managing engineering contractors and maintenance-related projects where required.

About You

We're looking for someone who combines strong leadership with a practical engineering background.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Lead Engineer, or Engineering Supervisor within food manufacturing or another fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• A hands-on approach with strong fault-finding and maintenance experience.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing engineering teams.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A recognised engineering qualification (electrical, mechanical, or multi-skilled).
• Knowledge of preventative maintenance systems and continuous improvement techniques.

What's on Offer?

• Salary circa £65,000.
• Monday to Friday days-based working pattern, offering an excellent work-life balance.
• Opportunity to make a real impact within a growing manufacturing business.
• Supportive leadership team and a collaborative working environment.
• Long-term career development opportunities.

If you're an experienced engineering leader who enjoys being close to the action and wants to lead a high-performing maintenance team within a successful food manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more about this exciting Maintenance Manager opportunity in York.

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Do you have a strong recruitment background within the Engineering sector?

Are you a positive person, who is able to build and maintain positive relationships, secure new business opportunities and have the sklills to manage a team?

Have you got previous experience as an Engineering Recruitment Manager? Are you a Senior Recruitment Consultant looking for the next step in their career? Have you been working in a sales focused background and want to apply your skills to a different industry whilst having a progression pathway? 

If this sounds like you, then KPI Recruiting would love to hear from you! We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Sutton Branch as a Engineering Manager. 

Hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday

What would day to day duties involves?

• Identify opportunities for business expansion and growth within the Engineering sector, leveraging existing client relationships and generating new business leads
• Collaborate with colleagues and senior management to develop and implement strategic initiatives to drive revenue and market share
• Build strong and effective relationships with existing clients and new business clients to place candidates into work
• Maintain up to date knowledge and in-depth expertise of the external recruitment market
• Monitor the quality of all candidates and ensure that the adverts and interviews during recruitment process are of a high standard
• Plan to meet the future recruitment needs of clients
• Search and identify marketable candidates
• Assist in ensuring that the end-to-end recruitment process supports a positive candidate experience at all times
• Work in close conjunction with the other Recruitment Consultants to share best practice
• Contribute to the development of KPI Recruiting and mentoring consultants within the team as required
• Be adaptable to the needs of clients
• Be able to work to deadlines and think out of the box to overcome any problems which may occur
• Sets the standards for others to follow

What would KPI Recruiting like to see in you?

• A full driving license is required
• Always maintains a sense of humour
• Experience building and maintaining relationships
• Professional conduct
• Great Attention to detail
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Ability to manage your own time
• Passionate about KPI Recruiting
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Self-starter, with problem solving skills
• Strong recruitment background

Why work for KPI Recruiting?

• Routes for progression and opportunities to transition into other internal positions
• Friendly and welcoming team environment
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holiday, and one day off for your Birthday
• Team outings and events
• Refer a friend scheme
• Bonuses payments additional to your salary
• Dress down Fridays

Apply online today or email HR@kpir.co.uk. 

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KPI Recruiting are on the look out for a Warehouse Operative for our client based in Bolton.

The hours and days as a Warehouse Operative are:

• 4 on 4 off
• 10:00- 22:00

The rate of pay as a Warehouse Operative is:

• £12.76 p/h

The duties and responsibilities as a Warehouse Operative are:

• Follow all warehouse policies and procedures
• Ensure stock is moved to right location using the appropriate methods available
• Use and recommend suitable packaging that are to agreed standards, whilst minimising waste
• Maintain warehouse cleanliness in parallel to the operation performed
• Load/unload WEEE and keep area tidy in wet/dry environment
• Assist in all site processes including admin duties
• Ensure both site and vehicle key controls are in place and adhered to

The ideal candidate for a Warehouse Operative would require:

• Ability to work well individually or in a team environment
• Certified to use all Manual Handling Equipment
• Knowledge of the Health and Safety procedures
• Counterbalance licence
• Understanding of Key Performance Indicator’s and Service Level Agreements for functional areas and site
• PC literate
• Interpersonal skills

If this role as a Warehouse Operative is for you then APPLY NOW or contact our Wigan Team on 01942 597215.

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Finance Administrator

Location: Crewe
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Finance Administrator to join a friendly and established business based in Crewe. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative skills and finance experience who enjoys supporting a busy office environment.

This is a varied role where you'll provide day-to-day administrative support alongside assisting with finance processes. Previous experience using Sage is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing purchase and sales invoices using Sage.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and updating company systems.
• Assisting with accounts payable and accounts receivable duties.
• Reconciling accounts and resolving invoice queries.
• Supporting the preparation of financial reports and documentation.
• Handling customer and supplier enquiries professionally.
• General office administration, including filing, data entry and document management.
• Supporting the wider team with administrative and finance-related tasks as required.

About You

• Previous experience in a finance administration or accounts administration role.
• Working knowledge of Sage (essential).
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Good communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook.
• The ability to prioritise workload and work independently as well as part of a team.

If you are interested in this role please apply directly or you can email your CV over to EllieC@kpir.co.uk.

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KPI Recruiting is on the hunt for Food Production Operatives to join the Dairy Department at our Clients site based in Nantwich. 

Shifts available for a Food production Operative:

• Working 5 days out of 7, Monday to Sunday. 1 week in advance rota. 
• 06:00- 18:00 or 18:00- 06:00

The rate of pay as a Food Production Operative is:

• £12.71 p/h

Your duties and responsibilities as a Food Production Operative are:

• Pack finished products efficiently and accurately
• Prepare products for dispatch in line with customer requirements
• Ensure all items are labelled and packaged correctly
• Maintain a clean and organised packing area
• Safely lift and move products weighing up to 30k
• Follow manual handling procedures at all times
• Assist with moving stock and materials throughout the production area
• Work safely and effectively in a warm manufacturing environment
• Follow all health and safety procedures
• Wear the required PPE at all times
• Stack finished products onto pallets securely and safely
• Ensure pallets are stable and prepared for storage or transport
• Wrap pallets where require
• Weigh products accurately using industrial scale
• Record weights where required
• Ensure products meet specified weight tolerances
• Operate and monitor the plough production equipment following training
• Ensure products are processed correctly
• Report any equipment faults or production issues immediately
• Inspect products for quality and consistency
• Remove any defective or damaged products from production
• Report quality concerns to supervisors promptly
• Maintain high production standards throughout each shift

The job requirements for the Food Production Operatives are:

• Previous production or warehouse experience is beneficial but not essential
• Comfortable performing physically demanding work
• Able to lift up to 30kg safely
• Comfortable working in a hot environment
• Reliable with excellent timekeeping
• Good attention to detail
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Willing to follow health and safety procedures at all times

With Inductions being held weekly, Apply Now so you don’t miss this great role!!

If this role as a Food Production Operative is for you then APPLY NOW or contact the Crewe Industrial Tram on 01270 589943. 

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