Senior Estimator

Compco Fire Systems; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or generous car allowance

Hybrid working

Job summary

Compco Fire Systems is seeking a Senior Estimator based at Worcester or Dudley Port with hybrid working and a company car or generous car allowance. The role involves owning complex tenders from enquiry through to handover, collaborating with Sales, Design, Contracts and Commercial teams.

You will develop robust estimates, challenge costs, identify opportunities and help secure profitable work for the business. This is a key growth role within a LPCB Level 4 accredited sprinkler contractor.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Estimator or Senior Estimator position.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail and analytical capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of detailed estimates and tender submissions.
• Review specifications, drawings and project requirements.
• Develop labour, materials and subcontractor cost models.
• Identify commercial opportunities and project risks.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations.
• Support bid strategy and tender review meetings.
• Collaborating with Design and Project Delivery teams.
• Building client confidence through technical and commercial expertise.
• Contributing to continuous improvement within the estimating function.

Skills

Estimating experience

Commercial awareness

Interpret drawings & specs

Communication & stakeholders

Attention to detail & analysis

Job description

Senior Estimator

Based at Worcester or Dudley Port | Hybrid Working | Company Car or Generous Car Allowance | Full Time

We just joined a $7.9bn global fire and life safety business. Help us win what's next.

Bigger projects. Greater influence. A career that keeps moving forward.

Compco Fire Systems has spent more than 35 years building a reputation as one of the UK's leading fire suppression specialists.

Now, as part of APi Group, a global fire and life safety leader employing over 29,000 people worldwide, we're entering an exciting new phase of growth.

The opportunity ahead is enormous.

We're currently pricing hundreds of millions of pounds worth of opportunities across commercial, industrial, logistics, manufacturing, retail and critical infrastructure projects.

As one of a select number of LPCB Level 4 accredited sprinkler contractors, we're trusted to deliver large, technically challenging fire protection projects where quality, capability and experience matter.

To support this growth, we're looking for a Senior Estimator who wants more than another estimating role.

This is an opportunity to become a key figure within a growing team, influence how projects are won, and help shape the future of our estimating function.

Why Join Compco?

• Work on projects that others can't tender.

• A genuine opportunity to influence. Your experience will shape bids, challenge assumptions and help secure major projects.

• Be part of our growth journey. We have significant opportunities in front of us and need ambitious people alongside us.

• Career progression that is real. As the business grows, so do the opportunities.

• Join a business backed by APi Group. Global strength combined with the agility of a successful UK specialist.

The Role

As a Senior Estimator, you'll take ownership of complex tenders from enquiry through to handover.

Working closely with Sales, Design, Contracts and Commercial teams, you'll develop robust, commercially sound estimates while supporting the development of estimating processes and mentoring colleagues where appropriate.

You'll be trusted to make decisions, challenge costs, identify opportunities and help secure profitable work for the business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the production of detailed estimates and tender submissions.

• Reviewing specifications, drawings and project requirements.

• Developing labour, materials and subcontractor cost models.

• Identifying commercial opportunities and project risks.

• Obtaining and evaluating supplier quotations.

• Supporting bid strategy and tender review meetings.

• Collaborating with Design and Project Delivery teams.

• Building client confidence through technical and commercial expertise.

• Contributing to continuous improvement within the estimating function.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Experience in an Estimator or Senior Estimator position.

• Strong commercial awareness.

• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• High attention to detail and analytical capability.

We'd Particularly Like To Hear From

• Fire sprinkler estimators.

• Fire protection professionals.

• Mechanical estimators.

• Plumbing estimators.

• Building services estimators.

• M&E estimators.

• Construction professionals with transferable estimating experience.

Sprinkler experience is highly desirable, but not essential.

If you're an accomplished estimator from a related industry and can demonstrate strong technical and commercial capability, we'd love to hear from you.

About Compco

At Compco Fire Systems, we protect people, property and businesses through the delivery of high-quality fire suppression systems throughout the UK.

Our success is built on expertise, professionalism and long-term relationships. We invest heavily in our people because we know they are the foundation of our future success.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities to succeed. We know great people don't always come from identical backgrounds or meet every requirement on a job description and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We will consider all applicants fairly and without discrimination. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Compco Fire Systems. Protecting people, property and businesses.