Senior Fire Risk Assessor

ATK Solutions; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Pension scheme

In-house training

CPD and professional development

Collaborative environment

Career progression

Job summary

ATK Solutions is seeking a Senior Fire Risk Assessor to lead comprehensive fire risk assessments across diverse buildings in the Edinburgh area. The role offers technical responsibility and opportunities for extensive professional development within a specialist consultancy.

You will identify fire hazards, evaluate risk, and provide robust, proportionate recommendations in line with current legislation and recognised guidance.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering fire risk assessments at a senior level.
• Strong knowledge of fire safety legislation and guidance.
• Excellent report-writing skills.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management experience.
• Ability to make sound risk-based judgments.
• Experience leading projects or mentoring assessors.
• Professional body membership, or eligibility for membership, would be advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to technical quality.

Responsibilities

• Review fire precautions, documentation and existing fire safety arrangements.
• Produce high-quality, evidence-based reports.
• Advise clients on remedial works and priorities.
• Work closely with fire engineers and other technical specialists.
• Support and mentor junior assessors.
• Help maintain and improve technical and quality standards.
• Contribute to internal training and continuous improvement.

Skills

Fire risk assessments

Fire safety legislation

Report writing

Client management

Project leadership

Mentoring

Professional membership

Attention to detail

Education

Fire safety qualifications

Job description

Senior Fire Risk Assessor / Extensive Variety of Sites & Projects

I'm recruiting for an established specialist fire safety and engineering consultancy looking to appoint an experienced Senior Fire Risk Assessor.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished Fire Risk Assessor who wants to step into a senior position with genuine technical responsibility and access to extensive professional development.

The package

• Salary up to £65,000, depending on experience
• Private medical insurance
• Gym membership
• Generous pension scheme
• Extensive in-house training
• Excellent CPD and professional development
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced fire engineers and technical specialists
• Long-term career development within a growing specialist business

The role

As a Senior Fire Risk Assessor, you'll undertake and oversee comprehensive fire risk assessments across a range of building types including residential, rail, commercial, education and more sectors.

You'll be responsible for identifying fire hazards, evaluating risk and providing clear, proportionate and technically robust recommendations in accordance with current legislation, recognised guidance and industry best practice.

Alongside your own assessment work, you'll:

• Review fire precautions, documentation and existing fire safety arrangements
• Produce high-quality, evidence-based reports
• Advise clients on remedial works and priorities
• Work closely with fire engineers and other technical specialists
• Support and mentor junior assessors
• Help maintain and improve technical and quality standards
• Contribute to internal training and continuous improvement

What I'm looking for

You'll already have experience delivering fire risk assessments and be confident operating at a senior technical level.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Strong knowledge of fire safety legislation, guidance and recognised standards
• Relevant fire safety / fire risk assessment qualifications
• Excellent technical report-writing skills
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management experience
• The ability to make sound, proportionate risk-based judgements
• Experience leading projects and/or mentoring other assessors
• Professional body membership, or eligibility for membership, would be advantageous
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to technical quality

The client operates across fire engineering, passive fire protection, technical services and professional training, providing an environment where assessors have access to considerable technical expertise under one roof.