Estimator at GFSL in United Kingdom, GB

The FM Estimator is a new role in GFSL within our Finance and Commercial directorate to manage change into business as usual, working proactively across teams to price the maintenance of new assets and changes to assets and services. The role is key to effective change management and therefore to the safe and effective operation of prisons.

FM Estimator

Location: South of England, remote, home-based with some travel

Salary: £60,991.83

We are seeking an experienced FM Estimator to join our team at GFSL

Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues – we work Monday to Friday as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment.

It takes hundreds of people in our Corporate Support Function to ensure the smooth running of our operations and site-based functions, we are committed to driving the smooth and safe delivery of facilities maintenance; like a heart that pumps blood through the body, everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to their families and community.

As FM Estimator in our Commercial and Supply Chain team you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced and passionate colleagues who vary from Payroll, People, Projects, to Finance, and others, who are all dedicated to making a positive difference, providing a safe and secure environment for all.

The FM Estimator is a new role in GFSL within our Finance and Commercial directorate to manage change into business as usual, working proactively across teams to price the maintenance of new assets and changes to assets and services. The role is key to effective change management and therefore to the safe and effective operation of prisons.

This role requires a high level of technical expertise combined with organisational skills and the ability to influence senior colleagues in GFSL and in the Ministry of Justice.

If you are looking for a role where you can use your skills to create a better future for others, we encourage you to apply for this compelling opportunity and join us in our mission to promote rehabilitation and positive change and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.

We are a Ministry of Justice business who provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a FM Estimator with:

• FM Industry Experience including cost and/or commercial management - Essential
• Experience preparing cost estimates - Essential
• Demonstrable Leadership Skills - Essential
• An ability to work under pressure and prioritise task management - Essential
• An ability to understand technical specifications and engineering information - Essential
• Strong IT systems/Microsoft Office skills, especially Microsoft Excel - Essential
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and nonverbal - Essential
• Analytical with strong attention to detail, the ability to understand complex information and excellent problem-solving and numerical skills - Essential
• Understanding of Health, Safety, Quality and environmental standards with the ability to demonstrate how cost estimating supports these standards - Essential
• Quantity Surveying, engineering or equivalent qualification - Essential

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you!

Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL.

Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.

You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress and explore facilities careers where you can make difference.

Pride In People.

We’re passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.

We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone’s needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all.

We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL’s services will transfer to a private sector provider/providers in Spring 2026. As the programme unfolds, we will learn more.

Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team

An ISO 9001 Certified Company

About the Company

We are Gov Facility Services Ltd, a non-profit company owned entirely by the Ministry of Justice, delivering safe, high quality and value driven facilities services to 48 prisons over the South and East of the UK with over 1,300 staff. It's a great time to get involved and help shape the future of the company - and forge a great career at the same time.

Why join us?

You’ll become part of a high performing team in an ambitious and growing organisation with excellent and safe working environments and superb benefits, including, but not limited to 25 days annual leave, employer/ employee contributed pensions, competitive salaries and job security.