Project Manager - Fire Protection

Sureserve; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading compliance service provider in the UK is seeking a Fire Systems Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of projects within the fire and electrical compliance sector. Candidates should have significant experience in fire industry project management, a solid understanding of British Standards, and excellent communication skills. The role involves client interactions, contract management, and ensuring all health and safety regulations are met. This hybrid position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Extra day off for your Birthday

Performance related bonus

Career progression opportunities

Ongoing mentoring and coaching

Commitment to training and development

Structured induction program

Employee Assistance Program

Health care cash plan

Length of service rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory or leadership role within the fire industry.
• Proven track record in a matrix design organization.
• Full UK Driving Licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project delivery to time and budget.
• Build relationships with clients and manage contracts.
• Support Sales Team and maximize new business opportunities.

Skills

Fire Industry specific project management experience

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of British Standards for Fire Detection

Microsoft Office skills

Leadership skills

Job description

Sureserve Compliance - Fire Ltd., part of the Sureserve Group, is a specialist in Life Safety compliance services. Through design, installation, maintenance and monitoring of fire safety and electrical systems, we deliver fire and electrical compliance and testing services. This covers a comprehensive range of physical infrastructure and safety considerations required for a building to meet regulatory requirements. As a leading fire and electrical compliance service provider to the public sector, our success relies upon a market-leading, engaged, and highly skilled team, for which we are always seeking skilled and self‑motivated individuals to join us.

Role Overview

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a Fire Systems Project Manager, to work geographically within London and the south of England but also across the UK if required.

Provide oversight and direction to the successful delivery and efficiency of projects. Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders ensuring quality assurance, profitability and management of the business obligations under all health and safety legislation and client requirements. The role involves visiting clients, main contractors, and site management, generating leads, and building relationships with clients, sub‑contractors, managing existing and new accounts, prospecting and providing quotations on fire protection services and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• 1 st Class delivery of project to time and budget, through effective valuations, forecasting revenue, managing handovers, controlling expenditure approval including prelims, labour, subcontractors & suppliers
• Monitoring of costs, protecting margin, owning purchasing decisions, payment applications, capturing all variations
• Perform under minimal supervision with accountability for specific goals / objectives
• Make necessary adjustments to ensure financial objectives are achieved ensuring operational KPI's are met or exceeded
• Management of Contracts and adherence to scope and contract obligations, building strong relationships with clients and our supply chain
• Create key technical proposals to customers.
• Support Sales Team activity to maximising opportunities for new business, including attending presentations, briefing meetings, and providing guidance for estimators.
• Demonstrate problem solving, leadership, conflict management, and team building skills to ensure a productive work environment and achievement of goals.
• Ensuring we meet all Health & Safety and industry standards.
• Keep up to date on industry developments.

Qualifications and Skills

• Fire Industry specific project management experience
• Previous experience in a supervisory or leadership role within fire
• Personality – energy, drive, and enthusiasm
• The ability to assimilate information quickly and form an action or judgment to the benefit of the company
• Demonstrable successful experience in a matrix design organisation
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, both in person and via the telephone
• Good understanding of the relevant British Standards for Fire Detection
• FIA module training desirable
• A good understanding and proven demonstrable experience of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ideally but not essential, social housing sector experience.
• Full UK Driving Licence sites being quite remote transport is needed

Benefits

• 25 days leave (plus bank holidays)
• An extra day off for your Birthday
• Performance related bonus
• Career progression opportunities
• Ongoing mentoring and 'career / performance coaching'
• Commitment to training and development
• Structured induction program
• Employee Assistance Program (including virtual GP)
• Bike 2 Work & Employee savings and discount schemes
• Health care cash plan
• Length of service rewards

This is a hybrid position that involves collaborating closely with the projects team while also engaging with other functional colleagues and external clients. Expect a dynamic work setting that combines significant office based coordination and cross functional collaboration.