Head of Estimating

Description

This is a senior leadership role combining strategic oversight, team development, and hands-on estimating accountability. You will work closely with Sales and Operations to drive efficiency, improve margins, and maintain high-quality standards across all estimates.

As Head of Estimating, you will lead and unify the estimating function across both Cleaning and Maintenance divisions. You’ll manage Estimating Leads, ensuring all quotations are accurate, timely, and commercially robust.

• Build and maintain strong supplier and subcontractor networks.
• Oversee and sign off estimates, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and SLA compliance.
• Analyse performance data to identify improvements and drive best practice.
• Support Sales with tenders, quotes, and client presentations, including site surveys.
• Streamline estimating and survey processes to improve efficiency and margin control.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex estimating and sales queries.
• Merge Maintenance and Cleaning estimating functions into a high-performing, unified team.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the estimating and surveying teams.
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure estimates accurately reflect resources, materials, and equipment.

Requirements

• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-paced, national business.
• Strong technical knowledge of building fabric and specialist cleaning projects.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to optimise margins and process efficiency.
• Excellent communicator, able to engage clients, directors, and field teams.
• Proven experience leading and developing multi-discipline teams.
• Senior-level experience in estimating or commercial management within maintenance, refurbishment, construction or working at height.

Benefits

• Eye care vouchers and Medicash health plan (including dental, gym, and specialist discounts)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Reward & Recognition Scheme (monthly vouchers for top performers)
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Birthday day off after qualifying service
• Free onsite parking and refreshments
• Trade Point discount card (10% off at B&Q)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance