Fire Risk Inspector (Contract)

Clear Safety; Stone Cross; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Safety is seeking a qualified fire safety consultant/inspector to join the Fire Safety team in a sub-contractor capacity. The role involves inspections and consultancy across social housing and education sectors, delivering fire risk assessments and reports.

You will advise clients, ensure compliance with UK legislation, and survey fire doors. Travel to London and Kent will be required, with a clean driving licence and professional indemnity/public liability insurance expected.

Qualifications

• Must hold NEBOSH General Certificate and Fire Safety & Risk Management Certificate or Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment qualification recognised by IFE/IFSM.
• Good CPD records and willingness to self‑improve knowledge of fire safety.
• Strong knowledge of UK housing fire safety legislation and guidance.
• Member of IFSM or IFE (desirable).
• Experience in residential fire risk.
• Have a suitable fire door inspector qualification.
• Clean driving licence and willingness to travel (London/Kent).
• Insurance cover: PI £2m and Public Liability £5m.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site audits on fire safety subjects and produce technical reports, including fire risk assessments and post-work quality audits.
• Provide fire safety advice to clients in written and oral form.
• Ensure clients comply with current legislation using relevant guidance.
• Survey fire doors and fire stopping.

Skills

Fire risk assessment

CPD

UK housing legislation knowledge

Residential fire risk

Fire safety reporting

Interpersonal skills

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Fire Safety & Risk Management Certificate

IFSM/IFE Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment qualification

Job description

As a rapidly expanding compliance consultancy, we are seeking a qualified fire safety consultant/ inspector to join the Fire Safety team in a sub-contractor capacity.

We are looking for someone who can cope with this dynamic role, whilst adopting a proportionate and common-sense approach to this ever-changing field.

The successful applicant will be supported by an experienced fire risk management team, delivering inspections and consultancy on various fire safety issues, primarily (but not exclusively) within the social housing and education sectors.

This work stream involves the provision of fire safety information for the in-house fire safety teams of our clients and may include:

• Carrying out site audits on a variety of fire safety subjects and producing technical reports, including fire risk assessments, post-work, quality assurance audits and providing remedial action recommendations as part of our inspection regime for our clients.
• Providing fire safety advice to clients, both written and oral.
• Ensuring clients are compliant with current legislation using the relevant guidance and standards applicable.
• Surveying fire doors and fire stopping.

The person must:

• Be qualified with the NEBOSH General and Fire Safety & Risk Management Certificate or have at least a Level 3 fire risk assessment qualification recognised by the IFE (Institution of Fire Engineers) or IFSM (Institute of Fire Safety Managers).
• Have good records of CPD and willing to self-enhance their knowledge of fire safety.
• Have a good knowledge of UK legislation and guidance, including housing fire safety guidance.
• Be a member of the IFSM or IFE. (This is desirable).
• Need to have some experience in residential fire risk.
• Have a suitable fire door inspector qualification.
• Have a reasonable knowledge of construction, upgrades and refurbishment would be preferred. (Whilst this is not a building surveyor role, this would be preferred).
• Be able to work on their own initiative and have an ambition to self-improve and be part of a team.
• Have good links for work in the London area but be willing to travel further when required, including to the office in Kent on occasion.
• Have a clean driving licence.
• Have insurance cover at 2 million Professional Indemnity and 5 million Public Liability.
• Good interpersonal skills.

We offer a competitive day rate dependent upon experience and require a regular, pre-agreed commitment of contract days every month.

The long-term contracts we have in place will ensure a long and lasting relationship with the right contractors. We treat our contractors with an equal level of care and consideration as we do our own full-time staff.

Vince, Director of Fire Safety, leads Clear's Fire Safety division with nearly three decades of experience. His career is rooted in practical knowledge, starting in the building trade and evolving through a 27-year tenure with the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.

As a qualified Fire Risk Assessor and Fire Door Inspector, Vince's focus is on providing expert-led, quality-assured fire safety consultancy that protects Clear's clients and their assets.