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.
- 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
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
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.
