Estimator, Construction, Building & Residential Construction

Passive Fire Estimator

Location - St Helens / North West

Salary/Package - Up to £60,000 + Package

About the Company

Our client is a specialist contractor operating within the passive fire protection sector, delivering fire stopping, compartmentation, fire door, and associated fire protection solutions across a wide range of projects.

The business works across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, delivering both project-based fire protection packages and planned/reactive maintenance contracts. Due to continued growth, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Passive Fire Estimator to strengthen their commercial team.

The ideal candidate will be based in the North West and ideally able to work from the St Helens office. However, the business is open to considering an exceptional candidate who is based further afield.

The Role

As Passive Fire Estimator, you will take responsibility for pricing a range of passive fire protection tenders, ensuring accurate and commercially competitive submissions are produced and successfully handed over to the delivery team.

Key responsibilities will include:

Pricing tenders for fire stopping and compartmentation packages

Pricing planned and reactive maintenance contracts across the UK, Ireland, and EU

Completing detailed take-offs from drawings, surveys, and specifications

Building accurate rates covering labour, materials, plant, access, and preliminaries

Liaising with suppliers and subcontractors to obtain competitive quotations

Attending site visits, pre-tender meetings, and client meetings where required

Preparing clear and well-documented tender submissions

Providing a comprehensive handover to the Contracts Team and Quantity Surveyor when work is secured

Reviewing completed projects against original estimates

Working closely with the QS to identify lessons learned and improve future pricing

Managing multiple tender enquiries and ensuring deadlines are met

The Ideal Candidate

The successful Passive Fire Estimator will have:

Proven estimating experience within the passive fire protection industry

Genuine technical and commercial competence across fire stopping and compartmentation

Experience with intumescent products and fire doors would be highly advantageous

Strong understanding of third-party accreditation, fire door standards, and current fire safety legislation would be preferred

Confident ability to read drawings and specifications and complete accurate take-offs

Strong understanding of labour, material, plant, access, and preliminaries costs

Excellent commercial judgement

Strong supplier and subcontractor negotiation skills

Highly organised and methodical approach

Ability to manage multiple enquiries and competing deadlines

Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Clear written and verbal communication skills

Confident telephone communicator with the ability to engage comfortably with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, and colleagues

Full UK Driving Licence

What's on Offer

Salary up to £60,000

Additional package/benefits

Opportunity to join a growing specialist passive fire protection contractor

Exposure to projects across the UK, Ireland, and Europe

Varied workload covering fire stopping, compartmentation, and maintenance contracts

Opportunity to take ownership of the estimating function across a diverse range of tenders

Supportive and commercially focused working environment

Long-term career progression within a specialist business

Apply:
If you're interested in this opportunity, then please get in touch today with our Commercial Specialist, Mark Harris.

Building Careers UK specialises in Construction and Property recruitment and serves as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Our recruitment process is designed to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates.

Please Note:

Due to high volume of applicants, only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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