Fire Safety Consultant

Saeker; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Generous car-user scheme

Travel expenses

Structured CPD and coaching

Job summary

Saeker seeks a field-based Fire Safety Consultant to join its growing team. The role involves delivering high-standard fire risk assessments across diverse premises, including historic buildings, with weekly nationwide UK travel and overnight stays where required.

You will support QA, run bespoke consultancy projects, advise clients pragmatically, and help with training delivery and policy updates. A full driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience with sleeping risk and fire engineered buildings.
• Membership of IFSM and/or IFE with FRAR registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out fire risk assessments to high standards across varied premises.
• Support QA reviews of risk assessments by the fire team.
• Undertake bespoke fire consultancy projects for clients.
• Provide high quality, pragmatic advice to clients.
• Support audit training and commercial activities.
• Manage delivery of fire safety training.
• Update and maintain client fire policies.

Skills

Sleeping risk

Fire engineered buildings

CPD

Report writing

Client liaison

Time management

Independent working

Driving licence

Education

IFSM registration

IFE registration

Job description

This role will be field-based with frequent (weekly) travel throughout the UK including overnight stays.

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for an appropriately qualified and experienced professional to join our fire safety team.

Established in 2007, Saeker is a leading consultancy and compliance software provider supporting a wide range of businesses throughout the UK including hotels, holiday parks, country estates with heritage buildings, universities and residential care establishments.

Led by our experienced Fire Safety Manager, the fire safety team manages all aspects of fire safety for the business. This will be a varied role, often working with well-known brands, where you will be responsible for:

• Carrying our fire risk assessments to an exceptionally high standard across a range of premises, including some with historic and fire engineered characteristics
• Supporting with quality assurance reviews of fire risk assessments carried out by the fire team
• Undertaking bespoke fire consultancy projects for clients
• Providing high quality, pragmatic advice to clients
• Supporting the wider Saeker business with audit training and commercial activities
• Managing the delivery of fire safety training
• Updating and maintaining client fire policies

What we’re looking for

We pride ourselves on our expertise and commitment to client support. To be successful you will need to be confident working in a consultancy environment, offering the best advice with the ability to deliver high standards in all that you do. Your communication and relationship building skills will be second to none and you will need to be able to demonstrate the following:

• Extensive experience (minimum of 3 years) working with sleeping risk and fire engineered buildings, supported by relevant qualifications and on-going CPD
• Membership of a relevant professional body, with registration on a Fire Risk Assessment Register with IFSM and/or IFE
• Ability to provide risk-based fire risk assessments using appropriate risk-based guidance to fulfil the functional requirement of law
• The ability and self-motivation to work independently to meet deadlines and deliver expected standards
• Analytical ability with strong report writing skills and the ability to prioritise and schedule objectives to optimise time, cost and quality
• A problem-solving mindset to enable you to work with clients to find solutions and deliver resultThe ability to design and deliver fire safety training
• A full driving licence: the nature of the role means that car travel will be necessary
• Based in the southern part of the country due to client locations (although you will travel nationwide)

About us

We are a thriving and growing business, with a 20-year track record of delivering our principal purpose which is to keep people safe and help clients protect their business from legal, reputational and regulatory risks. We do this by offering a blend of software and support and ensuring each member of our team is well trained and well-qualified to deliver to our client’s goals.

We build long-term client partnerships, becoming an integral part of their operations. We are proud of our culture and values and work hard to build and develop a strong team that is supportive, proactive and welcoming.

What we can offer

We have a close-knit and supportive team of specialists, and you will be able to learn from their consultancy approach and breadth of knowledge. You will have excellent opportunities to work on interesting and varied commercially impactful projects. Our reward and benefits package include:

• 25 days annual leave
• Generous essential car user scheme
• Travel expenses
• Structured continued professional development including recognised training and access to external coaching