Harmony Fire
Posted 16 days ago
Pre-construction Director
ChesterfieldOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
Since 2016, Harmony Fire has grown to become one of the UK's leading life safety contractors, delivering passive fire protection, building fabric, and M&E works across residential, social housing, commercial, and public sector markets.
About this role
Since 2016, Harmony Fire has grown to become one of the UK's leading life safety contractors, delivering passive fire protection, building fabric, and M&E works across residential, social housing, commercial, and public sector markets. We hold a Two Star Outstanding Company to Work For accreditation from Best Companies and we are growing fast.
Our mission is simple: every resident should be able to sleep safely at night, knowing their home is 100% compliant and protected. That is what drives everything we do.
We now have an opportunity for a Pre-Construction Director to lead one of our regional pods, owning the P&L, the client relationships, and the team that makes our pre-construction function work.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the GP and revenue targets for your regional pod, managing performance against monthly forecasts with precision
- Act as Harmony's most senior pre-construction presence in your region, visible to clients, credible in negotiations, and the face of our capability in the market
- Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of estimators, surveyors, and pre-construction managers
- Drive bid strategy and conversion across a high-volume pipeline of passive fire and building fabric opportunities
- Work closely with the delivery function to ensure a clean, accurate handover on every project won
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, frameworks, and key decision-makers at a senior level
- Contribute to wider business strategy as part of the pre-construction leadership group
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
About You
- Proven track record of leading a pre-construction or estimating function within passive fire, building fabric, or a closely related specialist subcontract discipline
- Commercially sharp, with direct experience of owning a P&L and managing teams against revenue and margin targets
- Strong bid and tender leadership experience across frameworks and negotiated works
- A natural leader who builds high-performing teams and manages performance directly
- Excellent client-facing skills, with the ability to operate credibly at senior levels
- Organised and rigorous in process, with an eye for detail on cost, programme, and risk
- Degree-qualified or equivalent industry experience
Benefits
Why Work for Harmony
This is a chance to lead pre-construction at one of the UK's fastest-growing life safety specialists — with real ownership of how Harmony wins, plans and sets up its projects for delivery, and a senior seat at the table as we continue to expand nationally. At Harmony, we ask a lot — and we give a lot back. The hours are real, the standards are high and the work is demanding, but for those who show up, deliver and go the extra mile, the rewards follow. A-players here enjoy a competitive salary, a Personal Development Plan with ongoing training and leadership mentoring, unlimited holiday, a bonus scheme paying up to 50% of annual salary, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity and paternity, lunch, snacks and refreshments on us every day (fresh fruit and Takeaway Fridays included), a team social budget, cycle to work, an auto-enrolment pension, two major company events a year and our Reward and Recognition scheme — including European mini-breaks for those who go above and beyond. It is a collaborative, high-energy environment focused on doing things the right way — technically, commercially and practically — and none of it is a perk for showing up; it's what we share with the people pulling the business forward.