Description
Title: Senior Fire Consultant
Discipline: Built Asset Consultancy
Location: Manchester(With Hybrid Working)
Why RLB?
We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.
Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.
We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.
You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.
What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.
Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.
Role Overview
We are currently seeking a Senior Fire Engineering professional to help grow and develop our Fire Advisory Solutions and Engineering Service, which has ambitious plans for growth over the next few years nationally.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary team of consultants who pride themselves on providing outstanding Fire Safety guidance and advice, to a range of clients within both the public and private sectors.
We provide a wide range of consultancy Fire Safety services to our clients including:
* Fire Engineering Services
* Fire Compartmentation Surveys
* Fire Quality Monitoring
* Fire Risk Assessments
* Building Safety Management/Building Safety Act Management
* Developing Building Safety cases
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed candidate to join and strengthen our team.
Role Responsibilities
* To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures
* Comply with established procurement/commercial/contractual strategies
* To ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
* To ensure business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances
Professional Skills
* Fire Safety Management/Fire strategy involvement
* To undertake fire risk assessments across a variety of property types ranging from residential, healthcare, custodial, education and commercial
* To undertake fire integrity/compartmentation surveys to identify breaches, proposed remedial repairs through to preparation of specification and design
* To provide quality and technical monitoring on construction projects
* To provide fire safety advisor role to assist our clients with their property portfolio
* Ideally have good knowledge of Approved Document B, Health Technical Memorandum 05-02, Building Bulletins, relevant British Standards
* To review contractors’ proposals on construction projects and provide comment on suitability for the intended purpose
* Project Management (not essential)
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive approach to the role, and will be delivering excellent customer service with good commercial results. They will be passionate about fire safety and will strive to provide the upmost quality on every commission.
Qualifications
* Level 5 minimum qualification achieved in Fire Discipline
* Membership of IFE / IFSM or equivalent
Experience
* Robust knowledge of UK fire safety legislation
* Strong technical delivery experience
* Ability to successfully direct and manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner
* Track record in successful line management and development of team members
* Experience with developing new long-term relationships and securing new business
* Client facing, ensuring high standards of technical delivery
* Experience of prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines
Behaviours
* Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn
* Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results
RLB Employee Benefits
* Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
* Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
* Focus On Wellbeing - We offer a number of health and wellness options, including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.
* Healthcare Packages - Private healthcare insurance and medical support, including dental insurance and eyecare vouchers.
* Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.
* Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.
* Exceptional Exposure - You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
* Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.
Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Promise
We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - RLB | Europe
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during any stage of the application or interview process, please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@uk.rlb.com
About Rider Levett Bucknall
With a network that covers the globe and a heritage spanning over two centuries, Rider Levett Bucknall is a leading independent organisation in cost management and quantity surveying, project management and advisory services. Our achievements are renowned: from the early days of pioneering quantity surveying, to landmark projects such as the Sydney Opera House, HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong, the 2012 London Olympic Games and CityCenter in Las Vegas. We continue this successful legacy with our dedication to the value, quality and sustainability of the built environment. Our innovative thinking, global reach, and flawless execution push the boundaries. Taking ambitious projects from an idea to reality.
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