About the job
Fire, Health & Safety Consultant - Contractor/Associate
Competitive Day Rate
We empower our clients to confidently manage risk, compliance, and safety through a trusted partnership built on expert knowledge, innovative solutions, and proactive guidance and insight.
About the Organisation
Proven Expert Knowledge: With over 30 years of experience and a trusted reputation among 200+ UK organisations, we provide workable solutions that align with our clients’ organisational and business goals, as well as regulatory requirements.
Industry-Leading Software: Our innovative tools streamline risk and compliance management, putting clients in control and enabling them to demonstrate accountability to stakeholders.
Insight-Driven Solutions: As industry thought leaders, we provide actionable insights into emerging legislation, guidance, and industry trends, ensuring court-readiness for their business.
Responsive Partnership: From everyday business-as-usual guidance to urgent, critical, complex, and contentious scenarios, we work in partnership with clients, becoming their trusted advisor and solution provider, whenever and wherever they need us most.
Responsibilities
- Undertake risk assessments, including fire and health and safety, ensuring the fee-earning target is met.
- Undertake various fire, health and safety assignments within your competency.
- Deliver client reports within the agreed SLA, in accordance with a forensic and pragmatic approach to ensure the required quality standard is achieved.
- Design health and safety site management systems where required, specific to client requirements.
- Undertake onsite briefings and advise on risk management improvements.
- Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Work with other consultants to ensure knowledge and best practice are continually shared across the team.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of risk control, compliance and associated requirements in relation to the organisation's online management system.
The ideal candidate will have
- At least 3+ years' fire, health & safety risk assessment experience within the built environment, in residential and/or commercial buildings.
- Good working knowledge of Approved Document B.
- Good working knowledge of BS 9999 / BS 9997.
- Education suitable to be competent to carry out Fire and Health & Safety Risk Assessments on seven or more floors.
- The ability to undertake Fire Risk Assessments and General Risk Assessments concurrently.
- Articulate and clear communication skills, with strong report-writing abilities and a comprehensive understanding of current UK regulations.
Qualifications
- Must have NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety or equivalent as a minimum.
- Must have a minimum of Level 3 in Fire Safety/Fire Risk.
- Recognised fire safety memberships, e.g. AIFireE, MIFireE, GIFireE, MIFSM, etc.
- Willing to apply for or already registered with any of the following fire risk assessor registers: IFSM, FRACS, IFPO or IFE.
Practical Requirements
Ability to facilitate hybrid working, with a home office that is suitable for connectivity to the office and clients, providing a safe, productive and professional environment conducive to delivering daily duties.