Pre-Construction Estimator - Fire Safety & Building Fabric

Harmony Fire Ltd.; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Development plan

Unlimited holiday

Bonus up to 50%

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Team events

Snacks & fruit

Job summary

Harmony Fire Ltd. in Yeovil is seeking an Assistant Pre-Construction Manager to support tendering, take-offs, and pricing submissions for building fabric and passive fire protection across the South West.

You will prepare method statements and programmes, gather pricing data from supply chain, maintain the pre-construction tracker, and help hand over projects to delivery teams, building knowledge of passive fire protection systems and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a pre-construction, estimating, quantity surveying, or commercial support role within building fabric, passive fire, construction, or related discipline.
• Ability to carry out accurate take-offs and quantification from drawings and specifications.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, comfortable with pricing data and tender documents.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and deadline management.
• Good communication skills to liaise with clients, supply chain, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the Pre-Construction Manager in tender preparation, quotations and pricing submissions for building fabric and passive fire protection works across the South West portfolio.
• Carry out take-offs and material quantification from drawings, specifications, and survey information, ensuring accuracy at every stage.
• Assist in the preparation of method statements, programmes, and supporting documentation for tender submissions.
• Liaise with supply chain, subcontractors, and internal teams to gather pricing and technical information required to complete bids.
• Maintain and update the pre-construction tracker, ensuring all live enquiries, deadlines, and submission statuses are accurately recorded.
• Support site surveys and pre-construction visits, building your understanding of scope and specification requirements on the ground.
• Assist with the handover of won projects to the delivery team, ensuring all pre construction information is transferred accurately.
• Develop knowledge of passive fire protection systems, fire doors, firestopping, and the compliance framework that underpins our work.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the pre-construction process — including templates, pricing tools, and submission quality.

Skills

A-player mindset

Pre-construction estimating

Take-offs & quantification

Numerical & analytical

Organised with detail

Communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Harmony Fire Ltd. in Yeovil is seeking an Assistant Pre-Construction Manager to support tendering, take-offs, and pricing submissions for building fabric and passive fire protection across the South West.

You will prepare method statements and programmes, gather pricing data from supply chain, maintain the pre-construction tracker, and help hand over projects to delivery teams, building knowledge of passive fire protection systems and compliance.