Role: Fire Consultant
Package: £65,000 - £75,000, car allowance, expenses, health care, tenure bonus's and life insurance 3x annual salary
Location: Semi remote, ideal candidate based in the North West
We're seeking an experienced Fire Consultant to join our clients team on an on going exclusive contract. This role involves expertly navigating fire safety regulations, specifying complex remedial works, and managing projects from start to finish.
The role:
Ensuring high fire safety standards by writing and specifying remedial works from fire door and compartmentation surveys and fire risk assessments. You'll manage these projects with stakeholders, including contractors and clients, ensuring compliance and best value.
Key Responsibilities:- Specify remedial works for fire doors and compartmentation, including materials and standards
- Interpret survey findings and identify non-compliance
- Measure and cost remedial works; prepare estimates and tender documents
- Manage project schedules with stakeholders
- Audit completed fire stopping works
- Apply CDM Regulations
- Communicate technical information effectively
- Negotiate with contractors and suppliers
- Resolve technical and logistical issues
- Potential travel to Northern Ireland and Scotland for audits
Qualifications & Education:
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IFE, IFSM)
- DIPFD - Diploma in Fire Door Inspection
- FSIDIP - Fire Stopping Inspection Diploma or equivalent Level 3 qualification
- Understanding of fire risk assessment processes
- Proficient IT skills
- Specific certifications in fire safety/passive fire protection (desirable)
Technical Knowledge & Experience:
- Solid grasp of passive fire protection principles, including fire doors, compartmentation, fire stopping, and relevant regulations (e.g., Approved Document B)
- Experience writing scope and schedule of works
- Experience auditing fire stopping installations
- Familiarity with fire door and compartmentation survey reports
- Understanding of construction contracts (e.g., JCT, NEC)
- Up-to-date knowledge of regulations and best practices
- Experience with fire safety upgrades or different building structures (desirable)
Skills & Competencies:
- Analytical skills to critically analyse reports and determine actions
- Excellent technical writing
- Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Organisation, time management, and attention to detail
If you are a proactive and detail-oriented Fire Consultant with the required expertise, we encourage you to apply.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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