Passive Fire Estimator

Passive Fire Estimator (Fire Doors / Fire Stopping) – Gillingham, Kent / Hybrid
£60,000 – £70,000 basic
Full time, permanent | Hybrid: 2 days a week in our Gillingham office, the rest from home, with site visits as required
About us
London Fire Solutions has been delivering passive fire protection since 2011. We install, survey and maintain fire doors and fire stopping systems across London, the South Coast and the Midlands, and we manufacture our own fire doors at our 30,000 sq ft facility in Gillingham, Kent. We have ambitious expansion plans through to 2030, and this role sits right at the heart of them.
Why estimate for us
Because we make our own doors, you're not just pricing someone else's product. You'll work directly with our factory on doorset costs and lead times, which means more control over your price and a better chance of winning. You'll also be pricing for a steady pipeline of planned, repairs and framework work with major housing providers, not chasing one-off jobs.
The role
We're looking for an experienced estimator from the passive fire industry to price and win work across our fire door, fire stopping and maintenance workstreams. You'll work closely with our Commercial Manager, operations and bid teams, and visit site where a job needs eyes on it.

Day to day you will:

• Price fire door installation, replacement and remedial works, fire stopping and compartmentation packages, and planned/reactive maintenance contracts
• Take off from drawings, surveys and specifications, and query anything that doesn't stack up
• Build up rates covering labour, materials, plant, access and preliminaries
• Work with our factory on doorset pricing, and with suppliers and subcontractors for competitive quotations
• Attend site visits, pre-tender meetings and client meetings as needed
• Work with the bid team on tender submissions and framework opportunities
• Hand won work over cleanly to operations with a clear, well-documented pricing basis
• Review completed jobs against estimate and feed the lessons back into future pricing

What we're looking for

• Proven estimating experience within the passive fire protection industry
• Strong in fire doors or fire stopping. Experience in both is a real advantage, but not essential
• Strong understanding of third-party accreditation, fire door standards and current fire safety legislation
• Confident reading drawings and specifications, and producing accurate take-offs
• Good commercial judgement. You know where the risk sits in a price
• Organised, methodical, and able to juggle several enquiries against deadlines
• Strong Excel skills and clear written communication
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Experience of maintenance and planned works programmes, particularly in social housing
• Experience with Calwin or HubSpot

What we offer

• £60,000 – £70,000 basic depending on experience,
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• A growing, well-established business with a clear plan and genuine progression

Apply
If you're an estimator who knows passive fire and wants to price work for a business that's investing in its future, we'd like to hear from you. Apply with your CV, or message Jim Hannon directly on LinkedIn for a confidential chat