Estimator

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual GP

Salary Finance

Flexible lifestyle benefits

Extra holidays (up to 5 days)

MiDeals discounts

Cycle to work

Life cover

Pension enhancements

Share matching plan

Mitie Stars rewards

Job summary

Mitie Group is seeking an experienced Estimator for Mechanical Systems within the Sales & Estimating Department. You will analyse blueprints and specifications to create installation proposals for mechanical fire protection systems across the UK & Europe.

The role requires reviewing tender documents, liaising with clients, and developing detailed proposals. Travel within the UK and overseas is expected, with a focus on accuracy and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of international fire protection standards (LPC, BS EN 12845, BS 9251, BS 5306, BS 9990, FM & NFPA).
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines amid changing priorities.
• Excellent numerical and analytical abilities; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review tender documents and consultant specifications and drawings.
• Liaise with clients and attend meetings to discuss projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential clients.
• Survey and gather information to inform estimates.
• Obtain project costs from suppliers.
• Use CAD to develop blueprints and preliminary designs for estimates.
• Use estimation software to develop fixed estimates.
• Prepare detailed proposal documents with deliverables.
• Monitor quotations and gather client feedback; assist in win/loss analysis.
• Coordinate with projects, commercial and design teams during handover when awarded.

Skills

Fire standards knowledge

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

IT skills

Customer engagement

Willingness to travel

Numerical skills

Willingness to learn

UK driving licence

DBS check

Tools

CAD software

In-house estimation software

MS Office

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

Better places, thriving communities.
Location: The role can be based from either our Stourbridge office or London (The Shard) office
Hours of Work: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm Friday 9am – 4pm, but flexibility is required.
Salary depending on experience.
Argus Fire launched in 1982, is now part of the Mitie Group. We are the UK's class-leading supplier of fire detection and fire protection systems. We design, install, and maintain all types of automatically operating fire extinguishing systems and electronically activated fire detection and alarm systems for large projects through to servicing small standalone products. We currently have over 200 employees and have offices based in Stourbridge (HQ), Manchester and London
Despite our ongoing success, we are never content on standing still and continue to re-invest significant amounts into the development of our products, services and platforms.
Why Join Us? Come and work with a talented, motivated, and friendly group of like-minded colleagues. Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues. Be part of a company that invests heavily in apprenticeships futures and ongoing learning and development.
We are looking for an experienced Estimator, with previous experience within the fire protection sector, to join our busy Sales and Estimating Team

Estimator – Mechanical Systems

As an Estimator within in our Sales & Estimating Department, you will analyse blueprints & specifications to develop installation proposals in line with client requirements. This role is specific to mechanical projects, and will involve estimating and selling fixed fire fighting systems for a range of markets within the UK & Europe.

Responsibilities

• Review tender documents including project specific consultant specifications & drawings
• Liaising with clients & attending meetings to discuss projects
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential clients
• Where required, survey and obtain key information to inform estimates
• Contacting suppliers to obtain project specific costs
• Utilise computer aided design software to develop blueprints and preliminary design to inform the estimate
• Utilise in house calculation software to develop a fixed estimate
• Develop a detailed proposal document complete with associated deliverables where applicable
• Monitor and progress submitted quotations to obtain client feedback, negotiate & prepare win/loss KPIs and lessons learnt
• Regular Dialogue with other departments across the business including, but not limited to, projects, commercial and design
• Internal handover meetings upon project award

Essential Skills

• Technical understanding of international fire protection related standards including LPC / BSEN12845, BS9251, BS5306, BS9990, FM & NFPA Systems
• Experience within the special hazard market would be beneficial, but not essential
• Strong organisational skills with ability to meet deadlines and changing priorities
• Can demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and efficiency
• Proven IT skills with experience of MS office packages
• Friendly and outgoing personality with the natural ability to engage with customers/clients representing Argus Fire professionally and positively
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK & overseas
• Strong commercial awareness with demonstrable numerical skills
• Willingness to learn and develop
• Full UK driving license with less than 6 points
• DBS check required

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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