Passive Fire Estimator

LFS Ltd; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Life insurance

Health and wellbeing programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount scheme

Progression in a growing business

Job summary

London Fire Solutions seeks a Passive Fire Estimator in Gillingham, Kent to price fire door, fire stopping and maintenance contracts. Primarily office-based with site visits as required.

Based at our Gillingham office, you will take-offs from drawings, prepare pricing for labour, materials and contingencies, and work with bid teams to win work.

The role offers salary between £50,000-£60,000, up to £65,000 for exceptional candidates, with a hybrid working arrangement after probation.

Qualifications

• Proven estimating experience within the passive fire protection industry.
• Competence across fire stopping and fire doors.
• Experience of maintenance and planned works programmes.
• Knowledge of third-party accreditation, fire door standards and current fire safety legislation.
• Confident reading drawings and specifications, and producing accurate take-offs.
• Strong commercial judgment and identifying price risks.
• Organised and able to juggle several enquiries against deadlines.
• Excellent Excel and written communication.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Price fire door installation, replacement and remedial works, fire stopping and compartmentation packages, and planned maintenance contracts.
• Take-offs from drawings, surveys and specifications; query anything that doesn't stack up.
• Build up rates covering labour, materials, plant, access and preliminaries.
• Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors for competitive quotations.
• Attend site visits, pre-tender meetings and client meetings as needed.
• Work with the bid team on tender submissions and framework opportunities.
• Hand won work over cleanly to operations with a clear, well-documented pricing basis.
• Review completed jobs against estimate and feed the lessons back into future pricing.

Skills

Excel

Reading drawings

Written communication

Driving licence

Job description

Passive Fire Estimator — Gillingham, Kent

£50,000 – £60,000 basic (up to £65,000 for an exceptional candidate)

Full time, permanent / Office-based with site visits as required (Hybrid after probation)

About Us

London Fire Solutions has been delivering passive fire protection since 2011. We install, survey and maintain fire doors and fire stopping systems across London, the South Coast and the Midlands, and we manufacture from our own 21,000 sq ft facility in Gillingham, Kent. We have ambitious expansion plans through to 2030, and this role sits right at the heart of them.

The role

We're looking for an experienced estimator from the passive fire industry to price and win work across our fire door, fire stopping and maintenance workstreams. You'll be based at our Gillingham office, working closely with our commercial, operations and bid teams, and visiting site where a job needs eyes on it.

Day To Day You Will

• Price fire door installation, replacement and remedial works, fire stopping and compartmentation packages, and planned/reactive maintenance contracts
• Take off from drawings, surveys and specifications, and query anything that doesn't stack up
• Build up rates covering labour, materials, plant, access and preliminaries
• Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors for competitive quotations
• Attend site visits, pre-tender meetings and client meetings as needed
• Work with the bid team on tender submissions and framework opportunities
• Hand won work over cleanly to operations with a clear, well-documented pricing basis
• Review completed jobs against estimate and feed the lessons back into future pricing

What we're looking for

• Proven estimating experience within the passive fire protection industry
• Genuine competence across both fire stopping and fire doors — we need someone comfortable in both disciplines
• Experience of maintenance and planned works programmes (social housing experience is a real advantage)
• Strong understanding of third-party accreditation, fire door standards and current fire safety legislation
• Confident reading drawings and specifications, and producing accurate take-offs
• Good commercial judgement — you know where the risk sits in a price
• Organised, methodical, and able to juggle several enquiries against deadlines
• Strong Excel skills and clear written communication
• Full UK driving licence

What we offer

• £50,000 – £60,000 basic depending on experience, stretching to £65,000 for the right person
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• A growing, well-established business with a clear plan and genuine progression