Passive Fire Estimator

Commercial Ltd; St Helens; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional package/benefits

Growing specialist contractor

Job summary

Commercial Ltd is seeking a Passive Fire Estimator to price tenders for fire stopping and compartmentation. You will complete detailed take-offs, build accurate rates for labour, materials, plant and preliminaries, and liaise with suppliers for quotations across the UK, Ireland and EU.

Join a growing specialist contractor delivering project-based fire protection solutions. The role involves client meetings, tender submissions, and a structured handover to the delivery team and QS.

Qualifications

• Proven estimating experience in passive fire protection
• Strong technical and commercial competence in firestopping and compartmentation
• Experience with intumescent products and fire doors is advantageous
• Understanding of fire door standards and safety legislation preferred
• Ability to read drawings and perform accurate take-offs
• Solid grasp of labour, material, plant and preliminaries costs
• Excellent commercial judgement and supplier negotiation skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Confident communicator with clients, suppliers and colleagues

Responsibilities

• Price tenders for fire stopping and compartmentation packages.
• Price planned and reactive maintenance contracts across the UK, Ireland and EU.
• Complete detailed take-offs from drawings, surveys and specifications.
• Build accurate 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 required.
• Prepare clear, well-documented tender submissions.
• Provide a thorough handover to Contracts Team and QS when work is secured.
• Review completed projects against original estimates and identify learnings.
• Work with QS to improve future pricing and manage multiple tenders with deadlines.

Skills

Estimating experience

Passive fire protection

Firestopping

Compartmentation

Reading drawings

Excel skills

Supplier negotiation

Communication skills

Organised

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

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

• 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

Ideal Candidate

• 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

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.

Requirements

• 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.