Design Estimator – Hybrid / Remote

Mission 4 Recruitment; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established Fire & Security company in St. Albans seeks a Design Estimator to join their team. This role involves estimating costs, developing processes, and supporting sales teams in project execution. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in the Fire and Security industry, exceptional knowledge of safety systems, and be able to maintain strong relationships across the business. A hybrid work model is available, along with 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

Hybrid Remote

Wellness & Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in the Fire and Security industry preferred.
• Proven track record of detailed designs and costings.
• Knowledge of tendering processes for projects worth £10k to £1m+.

Responsibilities

• Provide estimating support on projects including product selection.
• Prepare accurate costs based on industry trends.
• Develop processes to ensure maximum output without reducing quality.
• Gather and maintain market info for informed decision making.
• Support sales teams with client meetings and tender discussions.
• Understand customer needs and identify support solutions.

Skills

Knowledge of security and life safety systems

Ability to support sales teams

Exceptional knowledge of life safety and security systems

Experience reading drawings and specifications

Job description

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.

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• Monday – Friday
• 9 day working fortnight
• 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
• 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.