Fire Surveyor

The role

You will undertake on-site fire inspections and surveys during construction and operational phases. This includes external wall surveys, fire stopping and compartmentation surveys, and fire door inspections to support fire safety disciplines.

What you will do

• Carrying out active and passive fire protection systems surveys and producing technical reports
• Compliance assessment and understanding of British Fire Safety Legislation and standards
• Updating the passive fire protection technical knowledge base
• Undertaking external façade assessments and survey investigations
• Assist with quality assurance processes and validation
• Undertaking third party oversight role of fire stopping and fire compartmentation installations
• Liaise with product manufacturers regarding tested details and primary test evidence
• Undertaking visual fire doors inspections and confirming non-conformities
• Managing your own client base
• Keeping updated with latest industry guidance and sharing knowledge

Required qualifications

• Degree educated in Building Surveying, Fire Engineering, Fire Safety Management or other similar discipline
• Understanding of fire safety design and guidance for different building types
• Experience carrying out surveys on a wide range of new and existing buildings
• Experience undertaking fire compartmentation surveys for internal fire stopping installations
• Ability to write technical reports
• Ability to undertake works independently and manage your own workload
• 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 products field of application
• Experience of managing/advising Contractors on-site
• Full UK driving licence

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the Fire Risk Assessment process

About the company

Jensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering with a legacy dating back to 1939. Their expertise extends to security and risk-based fields including accessibility consulting, risk analysis, and forensic investigations.