Fire Risk Assessor

Progroup Recruitment Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Car allowance or company vehicle

Pensions scheme

Ongoing CPD support

Career progression opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Professional memberships support

Job summary

TaketheLeadinFireSafety is seeking an experienced Lead Fire Risk Assessor to join their growing fire safety team. This senior technical role balances hands-on assessments with mentoring and supporting the development of other assessors across a diverse portfolio of complex projects.

As Lead Fire Risk Assessor you will lead life-safety risk assessments, provide technical oversight and guidance, and ensure work meets the highest standards of accuracy, professionalism and compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience undertaking Fire Risk Assessments.
• Strong understanding of UK fire safety legislation and guidance.
• Excellent report writing and communications skills.
• Ability to manage workload independently and prioritise effectively.
• Experience assessing a variety of building types and occupancies.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive life safety fire risk assessments.
• Lead on complex, higher-risk, and technically challenging projects.
• Produce clear, practical, and compliant fire risk assessment reports.
• Review and quality assure the work of other assessors.
• Mentor and develop Fire Risk Assessors within the team.
• Assist with certification audits and compliance activities.
• Provide professional firesafety advice and guidance.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Fire Risk Assessments

Report Writing

Project Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Workload Management

Building Type Variety

UK Fire Legislation

Education

Fire Risk Assessment qualification

Tools

RiskBase

Job description

TaketheLeadinFireSafety

AreyouanexperiencedFireRiskAssessorlookingtostepintoaseniortechnicalrolewhereyoucaninfluencestandards,mentorothers,andworkonadiverseportfolioofcomplexprojects?

MyclientisseekingaLeadFireRiskAssessortojointheirgrowingFireSafetyteam.Thisisanexcellentopportunityforahighlycompetentprofessionalwhoenjoysbothhands-onassessmentworkandsupportingthedevelopmentofotherassessors.

TheRole

AsLeadFireRiskAssessor,youwillundertakeandleadlifesafetyfireriskassessmentsacrossabroadrangeofpremiseswhileprovidingtechnicaloversight,qualityassurance,mentoring,andguidancetothewiderassessmentteam.

Youwillplayakeyroleinensuringfireriskassessmentsarecompletedtothehigheststandardsofaccuracy,professionalism,andcompliance.

KeyResponsibilities

• Conductcomprehensivelifesafetyfireriskassessments.
• Leadoncomplex,higher-risk,andtechnicallychallengingprojects.
• Produceclear,practical,andcompliantfireriskassessmentreports.
• Reviewandqualityassuretheworkofotherassessors.
• Actasatechnicalpointofreferenceforcomplexfiresafetyissues.
• Supportcompetencyreviews,witnessedassessments,andtechnicalaudits.
• MentoranddevelopFireRiskAssessorswithintheteam.
• Assistwithcertificationauditsandcomplianceactivities.
• Provideprofessionalfiresafetyadviceandguidance.
• Buildandmaintainstrongclientrelationships.

AboutYou

EssentialRequirements

• ProvenexperienceundertakingFireRiskAssessments.
• StrongunderstandingofUKfiresafetylegislationandguidance.
• Excellentreport-writingandcommunicationskills.
• Abilitytomanageworkloadindependentlyandprioritiseeffectively.
• Experienceassessingavarietyofbuildingtypesandoccupancies.
• FullUKDrivingLicence.

Desirable

• RecognisedFireRiskAssessmentqualification.
• Membershipofarecognisedprofessionalbody(IFE,IFSMorequivalent).
• ExperiencereviewingandvalidatingFireRiskAssessments.
• Experiencementoringorsupportingjuniorassessors.
• KnowledgeofPAS79,BS9999,BS9991andassociatedfiresafetyguidance.
• ExperienceusingfireriskassessmentsoftwaresuchasRiskBase.

What'sonoffer

• Competitivesalarypackage.
• Carallowanceorcompanyvehicle.
• Pensionscheme.
• OngoingprofessionaldevelopmentandCPDsupport.
• Careerprogressionopportunities.
• Flexibleworkingarrangements.
• Supporttowardsprofessionalmembershipsandqualifications.
• Opportunitytoworkwithahighlyexperiencedandsupportiveteam.

WhyApply?

Thisroleofferstheopportunitytocombinetechnicalexcellencewithleadershipresponsibilityinagrowingandrespectedfiresafetybusiness.You'llhavethechancetoinfluencequalitystandards,supportassessordevelopment,andworkonavariedandinterestingportfolioofprojectsacrosstheUK.