Fire Safety Surveyor - Team Leader

Bailey Partnership; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Bailey Partnership is seeking experienced Fire Safety Surveyors to conduct comprehensive fire safety surveys across the UK. This role involves leading a team, providing technical input, and ensuring timely delivery of surveys. The position offers a competitive salary, training opportunities, and a supportive work environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Generous Benefits Package

Internal Training

Qualifications

• Experience in fire safety and FRAEW/EWS1.
• Prior team leadership or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct external and internal fire safety surveys.
• Lead the Surveying team and ensure standards are met.

Skills

Communication

Team Leadership

Building Technology

Building Pathology

Fire Safety Knowledge

Education

Membership with RICS

Membership with CABE

Membership with CIOB

Membership with RIBA

Job description

Location - London, Maidstone, Chichester, Peterborough, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh.

Bailey Partnership are seeking a number of experienced Fire Safety Surveyors who will play an integral role in delivering FRAEW/EWS1 external wall and internal passive fire safety surveys across the UK .

Bailey Partnership is a professionally accredited, building top 150 consultancy, offering a true multi-disciplinary service. Since 1971, Bailey Partnership have been lucky enough to work with clients across the UK and Europe, always striving to build meaningful and enduring relationships.

The external surveys will comprise intrusive investigations of external wall systems to assess combustibility and spread of flame, which requires surveyors to have a good understanding of building technology/pathology. Internal surveys will include compartmentation, fire door inspections and fire risk assessments (FRA) along with providing specialist fire safety advice.

Your role will involve the provision of technical input where required as well as involvement for more complicated or higher profile surveys. You'll also lead the Surveying team, coordinating activity and ensuring surveys are produced to the required standard and on time.

Bailey Partnership will provide internal training and where appropriate, enrol surveyors onto the RICS EWS1 Assessment course and/or relevant fire door/compartmentation training courses.

You'll be an excellent fit for this position if you can meet the following criteria:

• Membership with RICS, CABE, CIOB, RIBA or similar
• Excellent building pathology or building technology knowledge
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Prior team leadership or team management experience
• Prior experience or knowledge of fire safety in buildings, FRAEW/EWS1.

Bailey Partnership is respected for looking after their people, training and development is at the heart of their success. This role will offer a starting salary of between £60,000 - £70,000, dependent on level of experience. You'll have access to a contributory company pension scheme and a generous benefits package.

Due to the nature of the role, travelling will be involved in undertaking site surveys. Hybrid working at home is available however, you will be required to meet with your team and report to one of our offices on a regular basis to maintain contact.

If becoming part of this new and exciting sector would interest you, and you'd like to take your career to the next level with Bailey Partnership then we'd be keen to hear from you.

Please apply to this role immediately or contact us via careers@ for a confidential conversation in the first instance.

Bailey Partnership (Group) Ltd is committed to providing a workplace free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, and we expect all employees to be welcoming, inclusive and respectful to their colleagues. We actively promote equal opportunities, and continuously strive to value our diverse workforce.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 16th May 2025