Overview
Lead Fire Safety Consultant | Hybrid | London & Surrounding | Competitive Package
At Ark Workplace Risk, 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 Ark Workplace Risk
Ark is a market leader providing an innovative suite of professional service solutions, outsourcing and future-proofed software and analytics to mid/major organisations in the UK. With over 500 global and premium brands trusting Ark to deliver smarter risk, compliance, safety. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) for everyone. All applicants will be treated fairly and without prejudice. No one will receive less favourable treatment or be discriminated irrespective of protected characteristics: Age, disability, gender reassignment (and identity), marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Benefits
* Excellent professional development opportunities including training bursary.
* Working with our prestigious and diverse range of clients in the built environment, including residential and commercial.
* Excellent career development opportunities (fast tracking professional development).
* Opportunity to work on fire strategies for high-rise residential and complex buildings and other fire safety assignments (e.g. fire safety management systems).
* A wide range of benefits including Private Healthcare plan, 5% matched pension plan, 4x salary life cover, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and Perkpal rewards program.
* Social events with colleagues.
* Professional Membership reimbursement.
Duties
* Undertake retrospective fire strategies and complex Type 1,2,3,4 fire risk assessments in complex residential and commercial buildings.
* Review and create building safety management systems.
* Undertake complex compartmentation surveys and make recommendations.
* Develop a corporate fire safety management system across client portfolios.
* Act as an internal source of expertise for the consultants.
* Support clients with contentious matters including fire brigade interventions.
* Implement fire safety advice and site management systems, audits and reviews.
* Design fire management plans for existing buildings.
* Create fire safety solutions across a range of sites within the built environment.
* Collaborate with colleagues across Ark to contribute to new projects and developments.
* Monitor External Wall/facade to confirm remedial work is assured.
Requirements
* 5+ years experience as a Fire Safety Consultant in the built environment.
* Extensive experience in fire strategies, fire management plans, and complex fire risk assessments in high-risk commercial and residential buildings.
* Strong interpersonal skills and excellent report writing abilities with a forensic and pragmatic approach.
* Comprehensive understanding of current UK building regulations (Approved Document B).
* Working knowledge of relevant Approved Documents and standards including BS9991, BS9999, BS9997, PAS 9980, etc.
* Ongoing commitment to CPD.
Qualifications and Memberships
* Recognised fire safety memberships such as GIFireE or MIFireE or MIFSM
* EngTech advantageous
* Ideally on Tier 3 IFSM, FRACS or IFE fire risk assessor register or operating at that level
* Fire safety/ fire engineering diploma (Level 4 working towards Level 5)
Job Specifics
* Competitive package (subject to location, skills, experience and track record)
* Majority of work around London with national remit; occasional travel required
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