Design Estimator

Mission 4 Recruitment; St Albans; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Fire & Security company in St Albans is seeking a highly organised Design Estimator. This role involves providing estimating support for security projects, including detailed cost sheets and technical proposals. The ideal candidate will have experience in the Fire and Security industry and a strong understanding of various systems such as Fire Detection and CCTV. This position offers a hybrid work model, providing flexibility in the workplace.

Benefits

Wellness & Employee Assistance Programme

9 day working fortnight

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role within the Fire and/or Security industry.
• Proven track record in providing detailed designs and technical proposals.
• Understanding of various life safety and security systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide estimating support on all security project estimating.
• Develop processes and strategies for maximum output.
• Support sales teams with surveys and client meetings.

Skills

Knowledge of Fire Alarm & Fire Detection systems

Experience with CCTV and Intruder systems

Ability to read drawings and understand specifications

Job description

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My client, a well-established Fire & Security company based in St. Albans, are looking for a highly organised and pro-active Design Estimator to join their growing company.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in a similar role within the Fire and/or Security industry. You will have a logical and structured approach to estimating and be able to build solid and trust driven relationships across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide estimating support on all security and/or life safety project estimating, including product selection, quantification of tenders, providing accurate costs based on industry trends and current factors.
• Provide detailed cost sheets, drawing markups/take-offs and/or designs alongside quotations for work.
• Developing processes and strategies to ensure maximum output without reducing technical output.
• Gather, maintain and create accurate subcontractor & product market information that allows informed decision making and identification of new products, technologies and installation pricing information.
• Support the sales teams with surveys, client meetings and pre & post tender meetings where required.
• Actively learn about the customer, their pains, areas of improvement and identify solutions to support the client.

The successful candidate will have:

• Have knowledge of a variety of security and/or life safety systems including Fire Alarm & Fire Detection, EVC Systems, Evacuation Alert Systems, PAVA, Air Sampling, Atex & IS Systems, Gas Suppression, Access Control, CCTV, Intruder, PA Systems.
• Proven track record of supporting sales teams with the provision of detailed designs, technical proposals and costings.
• Exceptional knowledge of a variety of life safety and/or security systems and will have been involved in the tendering or projects ranging from £10k to £1m+
• Experience of reading drawings, understanding specifications
• Monday – Friday
• 9 day working fortnight
• Hybrid Remote
• Wellness & Employee Assistance Programme

Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy. Only candidates who are short listed will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not been successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions become available.