Fire Door Carpenter

VINCI Facilities; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A facilities management provider in Greater London is looking for an experienced Fire Door Inspector. The role involves conducting inspections, managing compliance for about 2,000 assets, and analyzing data to enhance safety. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in fire door management. This is a full-time mobile position with a full UK driving license required. The company offers extensive training, holidays, and a supportive work culture focused on sustainability.

Benefits

26 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Qualified Fire Door Inspector recognized qualifications.
• Experience in fire door inspections and compliance management.
• Strong understanding of relevant safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed fire door inspections as per safety legislation.
• Record and analyze inspection data accurately using Fieldwire.
• Manage remedial works to meet compliance and time standards.

Skills

Qualified Fire Door Inspector (FDIS, FIRAS, or equivalent)

Experience inspecting, repairing, and managing fire door compliance programmes

Understanding of passive fire protection and building safety regulations

Confident in the use of Fieldwire or similar tools

Data handling and reporting capabilities

Experience coordinating remedial projects

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Fieldwire

Job description

Fire Door Carpenter

Sub Division: Facilities Management

Location: London

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday

Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…

Purpose of Role

We’re seeking an experienced and proactive Fire Door Inspector to join our compliance and lifecycle team, managing approximately 2,000 fire door assets across high-profile public sector sites.

Job Description

The role combines technical inspections, data management, and oversight of remedial and lifecycle works, offering a clear development route towards management. This is a mobile position covering a variety of framework contracts focused on education and leisure – covering the UCL Campus in Stratford, PFI contracts in Corydon, Swinson & Croydon and Medway Police Station.

Responsibilities

• Carry out comprehensive fire door inspections in accordance with BS 8214, BS 9999, and all current fire safety legislation.
• Record and report findings accurately using Fieldwire software, including tagging, photographic evidence, and defect logging.
• Analyse inspection data to identify trends, prioritise risks, and inform lifecycle replacement programmes.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage remedial repair works, ensuring all actions meet compliance standards and are completed within agreed timeframes.
• Develop and manage the PPM programme post-inspection, maintaining consistent compliance across circa 2,000 assets.
• Produce detailed inspection and compliance reports to support asset management and client assurance.

Essential Qualifications / Skills

• Qualified Fire Door Inspector (FDIS, FIRAS, or equivalent).
• Demonstrable experience inspecting, repairing, and managing fire door compliance programmes.
• Strong understanding of passive fire protection and building safety regulations.
• Confident in the use of Fieldwire or similar digital compliance tools.
• Excellent data handling and reporting capabilities for asset tracking and performance analysis.
• Experience in coordinating remedial and lifecycle projects.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regionally.

In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.

We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other's differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.