Fire Risk Assessor

Progroup Recruitment Limited; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Car allowance

Pension scheme

CPD support

Career progression

Flexible working arrangements

Support for memberships/certifications

Opportunity to work with experienced,.

CPD support

Job summary

TaketheLeadinFireSafety is seeking an experienced Lead Fire Risk Assessor to join their growing Fire Safety team. The role combines hands-on assessment work with mentoring and guiding junior assessors, across a varied portfolio of projects across the UK.

You will provide technical oversight, quality assurance, and professional fire safety guidance, while building strong client relationships and supporting ongoing professional development within the team.

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 across a broad range of premises.
• 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.
• Act as a technical point of reference for complex fire safety issues.
• Support competency reviews, witnessed assessments, and technical audits.
• Mentor and develop Fire Risk Assessors within the team.
• Assist with certification audits and compliance activities.
• Provide professional fire safety advice and guidance.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Fire risk assessments

UK fire safety law

Report writing

Workload management

Building types knowledge

Driving licence

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.