Summary: The role of Fire Building Surveyor involves managing fire safety assessments and compliance within social housing in the Midlands. This full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements and is contracted until the end of 2025. The ideal candidate will possess extensive fire safety experience, particularly in social housing contexts, and will be responsible for overseeing contractors and ensuring adherence to fire safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) works across social housing stock
• Ensuring compliance with fire safety regulations, overseeing contractors and delivering high-quality remedial works
• Conducting site inspections and audits to monitor progress and adherence to fire safety standards and remedy FRA actions
• Ensuring works are completed and evidenced in accordance with relevant fire safety certification schemes (e.g., FIRAS, Certifire etc.)
• Providing technical advice on fire safety and remedial measures to internal stakeholders, contractors and colleagues
• Preparing specifications, schedules of work and tender documentation for remedial works
• Appointing and managing contractors, ensuring quality control and contract compliance
• Working collaboratively with external stakeholders, including fire engineers, consultants and CDM management

Key Skills:

• A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of fire safety legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Building Regulations
• Good knowledge of fire risk assessments and building safety requirements
• Ability to view, measure and manage risks
• Experience of carrying out fire safety works to complex residential properties
• Experience in diagnostic and quality control inspections of building services and construction in buildings
• Excellent experience in completing detailed schedules of works and fire-related specifications

Salary (Rate): £300

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other