Fire Surveyor

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Company Overview

At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.

We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture -- we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

Job Overview

The successful candidate will perform critical technical support to our Fire Engineering and Fire Surveying teams and clients UK wide. Here at Jensen Hughes, our clients trust us to respond rapidly and deliver conclusive reports, of the highest technical standard. You will undertake on-site fire inspections/surveys (particularly during the construction phase as well as the operational phase) and will be involved in external wall surveys during both new build and refurbishment, undertaking fire stopping and fire compartmentation surveys, fire door inspections and from time to time fire risk assessments. You will ultimately support the fire safety disciplines at Jensen Hughes. You will report direct to our Lead Surveyor and Divisional Director.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking external façade assessments and survey investigations to meet the requirement of the industry standard such as implementing the PAS 9980 methodology for existing buildings and the overall EWS1 process.

• Carrying out active and passive fire protection systems surveys and technical reports

• Compliance assessment and understanding of the main British Fire Safety Legislation and standards applied to different building occupancies, such as Approved Document B (ADB), BS9999, BS9991 & BS7974 etc.

• Updating the passive fire protection technical knowledge base as industry updates are implemented.

• Assist with quality assurance processes and validation as required.

• Undertaking third party oversight role of fire stopping and fire compartmentation installations.

• Ability to liaise with product manufacturers and discuss tested details and primary test evidence which supports the installations in the field of application on-site.

• Undertaking visual fire doors inspections and confirming any non-conformities with reference to BS8214.

• Successfully managing your own client base and exceeding client expectations.

• Providing in-house CPD presentations when the need arises in your specialist field.

• Keeping updated with the latest industry guidance, product literature and sharing this knowledge with the wider organisation as part of continuous improvement.

• Routinely travel to client sites for site surveys and meetings will be required on a regular basis with overnight stays likely.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Degree educated in Building Surveying, Fire Safety Management or other similar discipline.

• Full UK driving licence and access to your own private vehicle.

• Extensive understanding of fire safety design and guidance for different building types.

• Experience carrying out intrusive external wall surveys on a wide range of new and existing buildings such as high-rise residential, office buildings, large retail complexes, storage facilities and historic buildings.

• Experience undertaking fire compartmentation surveys for internal fire stopping installations and advising the contractor based on the relevant manufacturer's literature.

• The ability to author in depth technical reports utilising the information obtained during the site inspection using both bespoke digital fire protection software and Microsoft Word.

• The ability to input survey data utilising an app on a mobile phone or tablet device.

• The ability to undertake works independently and manage your own workload as required.

• The ability to be coachable and develop your skillset further utilising the resources and expertise within the wider team.

• The ability to provide coaching and training to more junior members of the team including Graduates.

• A good knowledge of the Fire Risk Assessment process is desirable but not essential and a general appreciation of general risk/hazards within the built environment.

• An advanced knowledge of construction methods, forms of construction, fire performance of external wall materials and associated cavity barriers installations.

• An advanced knowledge of internal passive fire protection products, fire testing regimes and the products field of application with reference to manufacturers installation details.

• An advanced knowledge of refurbishment schemes and managing/advising Contractors on-site.

• The ability to have a elevated attention to detail when reviewing information and during the surveying process on-site.

• The ability to obtain the pertinent information from the relevant parties in order to formulate robust reporting.

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Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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*Policy on use of 3rd party recruiting agency for direct placements

Jensen Hughes will occasionally augment a recruiting search through agencies for certain positions when business conditions warrant. Jensen Hughes will not accept resumes, inquiries or proposals from recruiting agencies as an acceptable method to consider a candidate. 3rd party recruiting agencies must sign a standard Jensen Hughes agreement after being evaluated and accepted by a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition manager, or member of the talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and employees of Jensen Hughes are not authorized to accept resumes, engage in fee-based searches through recruiting firms or sign a search agreement. Please note this policy does not apply to “staffing firms” or firms that are involved with hiring temporary staff. Any recruiting agency interested in being considered may contact our recruiting team at jensenhughesrecruiting.com.