Estimating Manager

Estimating Manager – Passive Fire Protection

Job Title: Estimating Manager – Passive Fire Protection

Commutable to: Guildford area

Remuneration: £45,000 – £55,000

Benefits: Travel expenses, Comprehensive benefits package

The role of the Estimator – Passive Fire Protection will involve:

• Estimator position dealing with a range passive fire protection services such as fire door installation, fire stopping installation and maintenance works
• Producing and reviewing quotations and ensuring they are cost effective and competitive
• Ensure a consistent pipeline of enquiries, quotations and live projects is maintained across the business
• Manage, support and develop an internal team of estimators, ensuring workloads and performance levels are effectively maintained
• May be a requirement to visit projects nationally, typically 2-3 days per month
• Allocate incoming tenders across the internal team, ensuring deadlines, priorities and client requirements are met efficiently
• Building relationships with subcontractors, suppliers and clients
• Preparing and overseeing project budget and cost plans
• Carrying out risk and value management
• Overall responsibility for the costing of quotation and tender returns
• Projects typically range from £50k – £1m

The ideal applicant will be an Estimator – Passive Fire Protection with:

• Must have 5+ years’ experience as an Estimator within the construction industry
• Highly advantageous to have experience within the fire or security sectors
• Ideal candidates will possess people management experience
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills)
• Excellent communication skills across all levels both written and verbal
• Must be a great team player
• High levels of organisation

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