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Location: the role is based out of the Stourbridge Office
Hours of Work: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm Friday 9am – 4pm, but flexibility is required.
Salary depending on experience.
Argus Fire launched in, is now part of the Mitie Group. We are the UK's class-leading supplier of fire detection and fire protection systems. We design, install, and maintain all types of automatically operating fire extinguishing systems and electronically activated fire detection and alarm systems for large projects through to servicing small standalone products. We currently have over employees and have offices based in Stourbridge (HQ), Manchester and London
Despite our ongoing success, we are never content on standing still and continue to re-invest significant amounts into the development of our products, services and platforms.
Why Join Us? Come and work with a talented, motivated, and friendly group of like-minded colleagues. Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues. Be part of a company that invests heavily in apprenticeships futures and ongoing learning and development.
We are looking for an experienced Lead Estimator, with previous experience within the fire protection sector, to join our busy Sales and Estimating Team
Lead Estimator – Mechanical Systems
As a team leader within in our Sales & Estimating Department, you will analyse blueprints & specifications to develop installation proposals in line with client requirements and manage one of two clusters of engineers. This role is specific to mechanical projects, and will involve estimating and selling fixed fire fighting systems for a range of markets within the UK & Europe.
Responsibilities
1. Review tender documents including project specific consultant specifications & drawings.
2. Liaising with clients & attending meetings to discuss projects.
3. Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential clients.
4. Where required, survey and obtain key information to inform estimates.
5. Contacting suppliers to obtain project specific costs.
6. Utilise computer aided design software to develop blueprints and preliminary design to inform the estimate.
7. Utilise in house calculation software to develop a fixed estimate.
8. Develop a detailed proposal document complete with associated deliverables where applicable.
9. Monitor and progress submitted quotations to obtain client feedback, negotiate & prepare win/loss KPIs and lessons learnt.
10. People manage one of two groups of Estimators.
11. Regular Dialogue with other departments across the business including, but not limited to, projects, commercial and design.
12. Internal handover meetings upon project award.
Essential Skills
13. Technical understanding of international fire protection related standards including LPC / BSEN, BS, BS, BS, FM & NFPA Systems.
14. Experience in team leadership.
15. Experience within the special hazard market would be beneficial, but not essential.
16. Strong organisational skills with ability to meet deadlines and changing priorities.
17. Can demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and efficiency.
18. Proven IT skills with experience of MS office packages.
19. Friendly and outgoing personality with the natural ability to engage with customers/clients representing Argus Fire professionally and positively.
20. Willingness to travel throughout the UK & overseas.
21. Strong commercial awareness with demonstrable numerical skills.
22. Willingness to learn and develop.
23. Full UK driving license with less than 6 points
24. DBS check required
Benefits
25. Company Car
26. 25 Days holiday
27. Life Insurance
28. Private Medical Cover
29. Company Pension
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .