Fire Safety Surveyor -FTC
Posted 2 days ago by Southern Housing
£56,260 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: Southern Housing is seeking a Fire Safety Surveyor for a fixed-term contract until December 3, 2026. The role involves leading fire risk assessment activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and conducting inspections across London. The position requires a combination of technical expertise in fire safety and effective communication with various stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee fire risk assessment activities across Southern Housing’s portfolio.
- Ensure all designated fire risk assessment works are actioned within prescribed timescales.
- Maintain properties to the highest standards and meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Analyze building fire safety defects and provide remedial proposals.
- Conduct post inspection/quality control checks on works.
- Carry out H&S spot checks and monitor contractors for compliance.
- Provide high standard service to staff, residents, leaseholders, and property owners.
- Conduct inspections across London and monthly visits to the Farringdon office.
- Work on-site at least three days per week, with remaining time working from home or office.
Key Skills:
- Experience as a fire/building surveyor in a maintenance environment.
- Fire Qualification NEBOSH fire or equivalent.
- Working knowledge of the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005.
- Experience working with contractors using SOR and non-SOR contracts.
- Ability to produce detailed specifications of work.
- Knowledge of current codes of practice, building regulations, and health and safety legislation.
- In-depth knowledge of construction, design, and fire-related defects.
- Knowledge of contract management.
- Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
- Membership of RICS, CIOB, IFE or similar professional organisation is desirable but not essential.
Salary (Rate): £56,260.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Southern Housing is excited to offer an excellent opportunity to join our dedicate d Fire Safety team as a Fire Safety Surveyor on a Secondment/Fixed Term Contract until 3 December 2026. In this role, you will take the lead in overseeing fire risk assessment activities across Southern Housing’s portfolio. Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that all designated fire risk assessment works are actioned and correctly undertaken within the prescribed timescales.
- Ensuring that all Southern Housing’s properties owned and managed properties are maintained to the highest possible standards and that all statutory and regulatory requirements are met.
- Analyse and assess building fire safety related defects and deficiencies, provide remedial proposals and prepare specifications for remedial works
- Carry out post inspection/quality control checks on works and pursue any necessary redress to achieve satisfactory completion
- Carry out H&S spot checks and monitor contractors to ensure they are working safely and complying with all relevant Health & Safety risk assessments and method statements.
- Ensuring that staff, residents, leaseholders, managing agencies and property owners are provided with a high standard of service.
You will conduct inspections across London and monthly visits to our Farringdon (London) office for team meetings. On occasion you may also be required to conduct inspections in Kent or Midlands. You will be expected to work on-site at least three days per week, with the remaining time spent working from home or from an office location.
What you’ll need :
- Experience as a fire/building surveyor in a maintenance environment carrying out pre and post inspections
- Fire Qualification NEBOSH fire or equivalent
- Working knowledge of the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005
- Experience of working with contractors using SOR and non-SOR contracts
- The ability to produce detailed specifications of work
- Knowledge of relevant and current, codes of practice, building regulations, health and safety legislation, standards and materials
- An in depth knowledge of construction, design and fire related defects and how to correct them
- Knowledge of contract management
- A Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
Desirable: Membership of RICS, CIOB, IFE or similar professional organisation is desirable but not essential
In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above criteria providing real examples.
Closing Date : 17th of May 2026 (Sunday) at 23:59
Shortlisting Date : from 18th of May 2026
Interview Date : interviews will take place in the week commencing 25th of May 2026