Facade Consultant

Carriera Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Professional development funding

Discretionary bonus

5 day annual leave rollover option

Job summary

Carriera Limited, London, is seeking a Senior Façade Consultant to join its Façade & Fire Consultancy team. The role focuses on Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEW) in line with PAS 9980, delivering technical reports and client guidance.

The successful candidate will lead intrusive façade investigations, advise on remediation strategies, and work within a hybrid model (1 day in the office, 4 days remote or on site). Chartered status support and professional development are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering FRAEW and/or EWS1 assessments.
• Strong façade fire safety consultancy and compliance background.
• High-quality report writing skills.
• Confidence leading instructions and engaging with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls process from investigation through to report delivery.
• Undertake intrusive façade investigations and system analysis.
• Advise on façade fire performance, compliance and remediation strategies.
• Apply knowledge of BS 8414, PAS 9980 and current legislation.
• Oversee façade and cladding remediation works.

Skills

Facade fire safety consultancy

Report writing

Client management

BS 8414 / PAS 9980 knowledge

Education

Degree in Building Surveying or Engineering

Membership of IFE or IFSM

Job description

A leading multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking a Senior Façade Consultant to join its established Façade & Fire Consultancy team in London. The business operates nationally across surveying, engineering, project management, cost consultancy and fire safety, and is recognised for its work on higher-risk residential and mixed-use buildings. This is a senior technical position with a strong focus on Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEW) in accordance with PAS 9980.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls process from investigation through to report delivery
• Undertake intrusive façade investigations and system analysis
• Advise on façade fire performance, compliance and remediation strategies
• Apply knowledge of BS 8414, PAS 9980 and current legislation
• Oversee façade and cladding remediation works

Qualifications

• A strong track record delivering FRAEW and/or EWS1 assessments is essential
• Strong experience in façade fire safety consultancy and compliance
• High-quality report writing skills
• Confidence leading instructions and engaging with clients
• A degree in Building Surveying, Engineering or a related discipline, and/or membership of a relevant professional body such as IFE or IFSM.

Benefits

• Real hybrid working: 1 day in the London office and 4 days home or site
• Collaborative culture with strong technical leadership
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + 5 day annual leave rollover option
• Private healthcare
• Professional development and training funding and support towards Chartered status
• Discretionary bonus