Estimating Team Lead – Fire Doors | Leadership & Growth

Progroup Recruitment Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus scheme

23 days annual leave plus bankHolidays

Wellbeing programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice

Free on-site parking

Regular company events

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Progroup Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Estimating Team Lead/Manager to head up its estimating function in the fire door sector. You will lead the process from enquiry to handover, ensuring accurate, competitive and compliant quotations while developing a high-performing team.

Reporting to the senior leadership team, you will manage the estimating department, oversee tenders and drive continual improvements across estimating processes and performance.

Qualifications

• Previous estimating leadership or management experience within construction or passive fire protection.
• Strong ability to interpret drawings, specs and tender docs to price accurately.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of estimators, coaching and performance management.
• Manage fire door tenders from enquiry to submission and handover.
• Produce and review estimates using SOR pricing and first-principles methods.
• Interpret drawings, specifications and tender docs to develop pricing.
• Review proposals for commercial viability and compliance.
• Oversee tender programmes, approvals and deadlines.
• Identify commercial, contractual and technical risks in tenders.
• Liaise with clients to respond to queries during tender.
• Collaborate with sales and operations for tender-to-delivery transition.
• Monitor estimating pipeline, team performance and business metrics.
• Drive continual improvements of estimating procedures and service standards.

Skills

Estimating leadership

Tender management

First-principles estimating

Schedule of Rates (SOR) pricing

Drawings & specs interpretation

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Estimating software

Microsoft Office

Team mentoring

Tools

Estimating software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Progroup Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Estimating Team Lead/Manager to head up its estimating function in the fire door sector. You will lead the process from enquiry to handover, ensuring accurate, competitive and compliant quotations while developing a high-performing team.

Reporting to the senior leadership team, you will manage the estimating department, oversee tenders and drive continual improvements across estimating processes and performance.