Fire Surveyor

The role

The candidate will perform technical support for fire engineering and fire surveying teams. This involves undertaking on-site fire inspections, external wall surveys, fire stopping and compartmentation surveys, and fire door inspections across the UK and Ireland.

What you will do

• Carrying out active and passive fire protection systems surveys and technical reports
• Compliance assessment of Irish fire safety legislation and standards
• Updating the passive fire protection technical knowledge base
• Attending site throughout the construction process to inspect compliance with Fire Safety Certificate approved design
• Producing technical reports to highlight site issues
• Reviewing contractor responses to items raised
• Taking part in inspections for licensed premises to assist in liquor licensing applications
• Undertaking external façade assessments
• Undertaking third party oversight of fire stopping and fire compartmentation installations
• Undertaking visual only fire doors surveys

Required qualifications

• Degree educated in Building Surveying or other similar discipline or equivalent site based experience
• Full Irish driving licence
• Access to your own private vehicle
• Basic understanding of fire safety design and guidance for different building types
• Ability to author technical reports using bespoke digital software and Microsoft Word
• Ability to undertake works independently and manage your own workload
• General knowledge of construction methods, forms of construction, fire performance of external wall materials and associated cavity barriers installations
• Knowledge of internal passive fire protection products, fire testing regimes and the products field of application
• Knowledge of refurbishment schemes and managing/advising Contractors on-site

Nice to have

• Experience carrying out intrusive external wall surveys on a wide range of buildings
• Experience undertaking fire compartmentation surveys
• Basic knowledge of the fire risk assessment process

About the company

Jensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering with a global network of experts. The company provides expertise in security, risk-based fields, accessibility consulting, and emergency management.