What’s the Opportunity
We are for a Fire Risk Assessor or Senior Fire Risk Assessor to join the team. This role can be based in any of our offices. Ridge are a built environment consultancy, helping our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment. We are enabled by great people who are inspired and proud of what they do and respected for who they are.
As a Fire Risk Assessor you will be responsible for conducting site-based fire risk assessments within a variety of sectors, including industrial, commercial and residential within a specified timescale, using bespoke technology to collect data via a tablet.
This opportunity would suit an experienced Fire Risk Assessor who has been carrying out work either on a consultancy or an in-house basis, who is willing to travel regularly, or an ex-fire and rescue service inspecting officer with extensive experience in auditing premises under the Fire Safety Order and who has relevant qualifications and accreditation.
What you need to do to be effective in this role
* Undertake regular communication with our Client’s team to co-ordinate programmes of inspections and remedial works
* Ensure buildings conform to the latest fire related building regulations and technical standards
* Taking particulars on site, writing up schedules of works required and in association with others, prepare specifications, obtain estimates, plan programmes of work, monitor progress of works on site, checking compliance with the specification
* Provide a practical and methodical approach to solving problems, working to fixed budgets and working within tight deadlines
* Provide advice in connection with applications for Building Regulations Approval on Fire Related matters
* Authorise and sign off Fire Risk Assessments before submission to clients
* Conduct annual internal audits on Fire Risk Assessors
The skills and experience you need to have for this role
To be successful in your application you must be fully conversant with current fire safety legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and technical standards as well as a full understanding of current fire safety issues, trends and best practice. We will be unable to consider your application if you do not meet the requirements stated. You will also have:
* Demonstrable experience gained in a similar role
* Minimum Level 4 qualification in fire risk management, or a Level 5 qualification in fire risk assessment or fire engineering
* IFE-approved fire risk assessment course completion
* Registered on the national register of Fire Risk Assessors, either via IFE, FRACS or IFSM (the latter of which will require minimum registration on Tier 3 of the IFSM register)
* Experience as a Validator under the BAFE SP205-1 Scheme
* Driving licence required
* Experience of carrying out fire risk assessments in a range of premises