Bid Estimator - Active Fire Safety
Location: Plymouth - Full-Time Permanent
About Ventro Group
Ventro Group is a leading fire safety and building compliance business, delivering critical life safety services across the United Kingdom. Backed by private equity investment from KLAR Partners, we are on an ambitious growth trajectory - scaling our operations, investing in our people, and setting new standards across the fire safety sector.
Operating through our specialist brands - Ventro, Firntec, and HJS - we provide a comprehensive range of fire safety and building compliance solutions including:
- Active fire protection: fire alarm design, installation, commissioning, and active fire safety maintenance
- Passive fire protection: fire stopping, compartmentation surveys, and remediation
- Façade inspection, assessment, and remediation
- Fire risk assessments and building compliance consultancy
- Fire door inspection, maintenance, and replacement
With KLAR Partners’ investment and strategic support, Ventro Group is positioned for significant expansion. This is an exciting time to join a business that is professionalising at pace and making a genuine difference to building safety.
The Role - Active Fire Safety Bid Estimator
We are looking for an experienced Active Fire Safety Bid Estimator to join our Plymouth-based team.
This role is responsible for producing accurate, competitive, and compliant cost estimates for fire protection projects, while bringing critical insight from active fire safety maintenance experience.
Active fire safety maintenance experience is a NON-NEGOTIABLE requirement for this role and must be clearly demonstrated.
You will support sales, pre-construction, and fire safety delivery teams, ensuring all estimates align with fire safety regulations, Building Regulations Part B, and British Standards, while integrating knowledge from active fire systems maintenance such as fire alarms, emergency lighting, and suppression systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply active fire safety maintenance experience to inform realistic pricing and project delivery
- Review drawings, specifications, and BOQs
- Conduct quantity take-offs and cost modelling
- Support tenders, bids, and fire safety proposals
- Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors for competitive pricing
- Ensure all estimates comply with:
- Building Regulations Part B
- Fire safety legislation and British Standards
- Identify technical risks, compliance gaps, and scope issues
- Collaborate with sales teams, engineers, and operational delivery teams
What We’re Looking For
We assess all candidates against our Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Behaviours required to succeed in this role and contribute to our mission of keeping people safe.
Skills
- Strong estimating and cost planning skills (construction / fire protection)
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and fire safety specifications
- Advanced Excel and estimating software capability
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Ability to manage multiple tenders in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication across sales, fire safety, and operational teams
- Ability to apply active fire safety maintenance experience to pricing decisions
Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of:
- Active fire safety systems (ESSENTIAL): fire alarms, emergency lighting, suppression systems, sprinkler systems
- Active fire safety maintenance and compliance requirements (ESSENTIAL)
- Building Regulations Part B and British Standards
- Fire safety compliance within construction projects
- Understanding of:
- Fire safety legislation
- Compartmentation principles
- Knowledge of FIRAS / BM TRADA (desirable)
Experience
ESSENTIAL: Active Fire Safety Maintenance Experience
You must have:
- Proven hands-on or technical experience in active fire safety maintenance
- (fire alarms, emergency lighting, suppression systems, servicing, inspection, compliance)
- Experience in Fire safety / fire protection / construction environments
- Experience working with Drawings, Specifications & Tender packages
- Track record of working in deadline-driven environments
- Experience across Active fire safety maintenance AND passive fire protection
- Site survey / fire system inspection experience
- Cross-functional experience with sales and delivery teams
Behaviours
- High attention to detail and accuracy in fire safety bid estimating
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Proactive and collaborative approach
- Ability to manage multiple workloads and deadlines
- Commitment to fire safety, compliance, and quality standards
- Strong alignment to safety-first culture
Our Values
At Ventro Group, our values aren’t just words on a wall - they define how we work, how we treat each other, and how we deliver for our customers.
Right from the Start - Get it right first time, take pride in quality, and always deliver for the customer.
Extreme Ownership - Own your outcomes, understand your impact, and bring solutions not problems.
Day 1 Mindset - Stay hungry, stay lean, and continuously improve.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to join a high-growth fire safety and compliance business
- Career progression within a private equity-backed organisation
- Ongoing training in:
- Fire safety regulations
- Estimating
- Building Safety Act compliance
- Collaborative, supportive, and high-performance culture
- The opportunity to work in a life safety critical industry
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV via Indeed or contact the Ventro Talent Acquisition team directly.
Please note: Applications without demonstrable active fire safety maintenance experience will not be considered.
Ventro Group values diversity and promotes equality. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to support your application.
Note: Ventro Group prefer to hire directly and will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible. We do not accept speculative CVs and no fee will be applicable if sent.
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