Fire Safety Surveyor

Job vacancy

Sircle are looking to hire a Fire Safety Surveyor. The successful applicant will join us at a perfect time for the growth of the business and be ideally placed to personally develop and progress.

Salary/Package: circa £25 -£32k (depending on experience), company car (a clean driving license is required), performance-related bonus, professional fees paid.

Reporting to: Compliance Manager

Location: North of England/Midlands, but not essential

Purpose of the role:
To carry out Fire Safety Surveying Services offered by Sircle, working in association with the Compliance Manager and in a surveying capacity for the provision of various client’s fire safety project work.

The job description below covers the main areas, but is not exhaustive, nor will it remain static – the successful applicant will be encouraged to contribute ideas that shape the future.

Key responsibilities:

• To deliver the full range of Fire Safety surveying services carried out by Sircle, including but not limited to:
• Passive fire safety surveying – Conducting site-based inspections of passive fire protections measures including Fire door sets, compartmentation, duct work, fire stopping and other fire protection elements within buildings
• Pre and post work inspections
• Provide reports – highlighting any remedial action required and define solutions to any issues identified
• Fire risk assessment review
• Ensure the health and safety of colleagues, customers and the general public on all projects
• Good knowledge of technical standards, fire risk assessment and fire safety law
• Accountable for making a significant contribution to the operational and commercial performance of the fire safety services offered
• Sound knowledge of fire related standards and regulations
• Work collaboratively across the business to ensure we have an integrated approach to service delivery, quality and client focus
• To assist on the operational use of software and provide recommendations to feed into IT strategic plans and reviews.
• Undertake regular communication with Client’s to co-ordinate programmes of inspections and remedial works.

Essential Experience:

• Understanding of Fire Safety Regulatory Reform Order 2005
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and regulations
• Experience in the passive fire protection industry with knowledge of the systems and how they should be installed.
• Carrying out Fire Safety Services surveys and production of Fire Safety reports.
• Experience of using compliance-based technology
• Monitoring systems to assess risk.
• Business Development. Winning work from existing and new clients
• Clean driving license

Skills:

• Strong project management skills
• Good IT skills
• Ability to extract relevant data and provide clear and concise reports for others.
• Attention to detail
• Good organisation and communication skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively, in a clear, articulate and persuasive manner.
• Strong customer focus

Qualifications:

Relevant Surveying, Asset Management or Construction Qualification.
Candidates should be experienced in Passive Fire and have appropriate qualifications in the field. FDIS, ASFP, FIRAS or equivalent qualifications are desirable.

Desirable Experience:

• Broader knowledge of statutory compliance and related legislation
• Knowledge and passion of the use of technology to gather fire safety information.

This role could suit an experienced surveyor or a tradesperson/ supervisor with significant experience of the installation of fire doors / other passive fire and qualifications/ accreditations in the area and looking to move more into a surveying role.

To apply, or to discuss the role in more detail, please email: scott.lewis@sircleuk.com