Lead Engineer

Ramsay Health Care UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading compliance consultancy is seeking a qualified fire safety consultant to join their team in a subcontractor role. Responsibilities include conducting site audits, providing expert fire safety advice, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. Ideal candidates will have a NEBOSH qualification, residential fire risk experience, and a suitable fire door inspector qualification. Competitive pay based on experience is offered, and contract commitment is required monthly.

Benefits

Competitive day rate

Qualifications

• Member of the IFSM or IFE is desirable.
• Must have a suitable fire door inspector qualification.
• Should have good CPD records and willingness for self-enhancement.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site audits on various fire safety subjects and produce reports.
• Provide fire safety advice to clients in both written and oral forms.
• Survey fire doors and fire stopping.

Skills

Knowledge of UK legislation and guidance

Good interpersonal skills

Experience in residential fire risk

Education

NEBOSH General and Fire Safety & Risk Management Certificate

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.

Key responsibilities 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.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• NEBOSH General and Fire Safety & Risk Management Certificate or at least a Level 3 fire risk assessment qualification recognised by the IFE (Institution of Fire Engineers) or IFSM (Institute of Fire Safety Managers).
• Member of the IFSM or IFE (desirable).
• Experience in residential fire risk.
• Suitable fire door inspector qualification.
• Knowledge of construction, upgrades and refurbishment.
• CPD record and willingness to self‑enhance.

Additional requirements:

• Good links for work in the London area and willingness to travel further when required, including to the office in Kent on occasion.
• Clean driving licence.
• Insurance cover at £2 million Professional Indemnity and £5 million Public Liability.

We offer a competitive day rate dependent upon experience and require a regular, pre‑agreed commitment of contract days every month. Contract is outside IR35.