An opportunity for a Fire Project Manager & Estimator is available with my client who is well established and respected Fire & Security business who design, install, service and maintain fire, intruder alarms, CCTV, door entry, access control, external security systems. Their ideal candidate will have previous experience in rreceiving enquiries from customers and providing a price estimate or a quotation / specification. This may be either via a tender enquiry or carrying out a site survey. As well as manage installation projects and installation engineers for each project.
Fire Project Manager & Estimator role:
* Prepare tenders and quotations by designing or interpreting specifications provided for conventional fire and analogue fire systems, and as required design and price other systems such as PA / VA systems, emergency lighting, nurse call systems, disabled toilet alarms, disabled refuge systems, induction loops and other associated systems.
* Manage the installation engineers and the daily needs associated.
* Schedule the work and agree installation dates with the customer.
* Monitor the progress of the installation work with the installation engineers, ensuring that progress is in keeping with any associated building works or construction programmes and often involve direct on‑site involvement to keep up with the programme.
* Assess the suitability of equipment proposed by the surveyor and source alternative materials if need be.
* Deal with technical problems from installation engineers.
* Prepare and raise all relevant documentation for customers and invoicing.
* Oversee visits from external inspectors and auditors.
Fire Project Manager & Estimator requirement:
* Proven project management of fire systems.
* Good communicator with excellent organisational skills.
* Estimate effectively bearing in mind all aspects of the works, timescales, overheads, etc. to provide the best prices for our customers and ongoing works for our company.
* Able to liaise with customers and staff at all levels.
* Good listener who can take in and translate customer requirements into a well‑thought‑out, scheduled project.
* Must be able to think on their feet and troubleshoot in a practical, logical way.
* Work closely with the Fire Department Manager to manage the engineers’ workloads to fulfil project deadlines.
Fire Project Manager & Estimator package:
* Salary £45k - £65k
* Company vehicle
* 23 days holiday + bank holidays
* Company credit card
* Pension
* Company PPE, uniform, equipment
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