Estimator

Building Careers UK; St Helens; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional package/benefits

Job summary

Building Careers UK is seeking a Passive Fire Estimator in St Helens to price tenders for fire stopping, compartmentation, and related maintenance contracts across the UK, Ireland, and EU. The role requires taking off drawings and building rates for labour, materials, plant, access, and preliminaries, with close collaboration to handover results to the Contracts Team.

The ideal candidate will have proven estimating experience in passive fire protection and strong commercial acumen, with

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating passive fire protection projects.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications and extract quantities.
• Strong commercial judgment and cost understanding.

Responsibilities

• Price tenders for fire stopping and compartmentation packages.
• Price maintenance contracts across UK, Ireland, and EU.
• Complete detailed take-offs from drawings, surveys, and specs.
• Build accurate rates covering labour, materials, plant, access, and preliminaries.
• Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors for quotations and attend pre-tender/ client meetings when required.
• Prepare clear, well-documented tender submissions and handover to delivery team.
• Review completed projects against original estimates and identify lessons learned.
• Work with QS to improve future pricing and manage multiple tenders with deadlines.

Skills

Excel

Reading drawings

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Organisation

Driving licence

Job description

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 firestopping 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

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