Bid Estimator - Fire Safety

Bid Estimator – Active Fire Safety

Location: Plymouth – Full-Time Permanent

Ventro Group is a leading fire safety and building compliance business, delivering critical life safety services across the United Kingdom. Backed by private equity investment from KLAR Partners
, we are on an ambitious growth trajectory - scaling our operations, investing in our people, and setting new standards across the fire safety sector.

Operating through our specialist brands
- Ventro, Firntec, and HJS - we provide a comprehensive range of fire safety and building compliance solutions including:

• Active fire protection: fire alarm design, installation, commissioning, and active fire safety maintenance
• Passive fire protection: fire stopping, compartmentation surveys, and remediation
• Façade inspection, assessment, and remediation
• Fire risk assessments and building compliance consultancy
• Fire door inspection, maintenance, and replacement

With KLAR Partners’ investment and strategic support, Ventro Group is positioned for significant expansion. This is an exciting time to join a business that is professionalising at pace and making a genuine difference to building safety.

We are looking for an experienced Active Fire Safety Bid Estimator to join our Plymouth-based team.

This role is responsible for producing accurate, competitive, and compliant cost estimates for fire protection projects
, while bringing critical insight from active fire safety maintenance experience
.

Active fire safety maintenance experience is a NON-NEGOTIABLE requirement for this role
and must be clearly demonstrated.

You will support sales, pre-construction, and fire safety delivery teams
, ensuring all estimates align with fire safety regulations, Building Regulations Part B, and British Standards
, while integrating knowledge from active fire systems maintenance such as fire alarms, emergency lighting, and suppression systems.

• Apply active fire safety maintenance experience to inform realistic pricing and project delivery
• Review drawings, specifications, and BOQs
• Conduct quantity take-offs and cost modelling
• Support tenders, bids, and fire safety proposals
• Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors for competitive pricing
• Ensure all estimates comply with:
• Building Regulations Part B
• Fire safety legislation and British Standards
• Identify technical risks, compliance gaps, and scope issues
• Collaborate with sales teams, engineers, and operational delivery teams

We assess all candidates against our Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Behaviours required to succeed in this role and contribute to our mission of keeping people safe.

• Strong estimating and cost planning skills (construction / fire protection)
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and fire safety specifications
• Advanced Excel and estimating software capability
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tenders in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication across sales, fire safety, and operational teams
• Ability to apply active fire safety maintenance experience to pricing decisions

• Strong knowledge of:
• Active fire safety systems (ESSENTIAL): fire alarms, emergency lighting, suppression systems, sprinkler systems
• Active fire safety maintenance and compliance requirements (ESSENTIAL)
• Building Regulations Part B and British Standards
• Fire safety compliance within construction projects
• Understanding of:
• Fire safety legislation
• Compartmentation principles
• Knowledge of FIRAS / BM TRADA (desirable)

ESSENTIAL:
Active Fire Safety Maintenance Experience

You must have:

• Proven hands‑on or technical experience in active fire safety maintenance (fire alarms, emergency lighting, suppression systems, servicing, inspection, compliance)
• Experience in Fire safety / fire protection / construction environments
• Experience working with Drawings, Specifications & Tender packages
• Track record of working in deadline-driven environments
• Experience across Active fire safety maintenance AND passive fire protection
• Site survey / fire system inspection experience
• Cross‑functional experience with sales and…