Job Title: Fire Engineer

Location: Remote - currently not much travel intended for this role

Contract Duration: 6 Months

Daily Rate: £(Apply online only)/day (Umbrella - Maximum)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Key Responsibilities

Provide support to building control colleagues on complicated cases which relate to complex and high-risk buildings. This could involve writing specialist reports and undertaking expert wit-ness work.
Act as principal advisor to caseworkers to support them to manage, evaluate and discharge duties and responsibilities for Gateway 2 applications, including complex buildings and developments that are in scope of the BSR.
Act as a specialist Fire Engineer expert, providing competent advice to BSR and MDTs whilst adhering to the regulators code and within their level of competence.
Maintain an expert understanding of the fire safety requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022 and associated legislation, including Approved documents, key British Standards and technical codes and guidance.
Essential Skills and Criteria

Demonstrable experience in fire safety design and assessment for complex and higher-risk buildings (HRBs) including the application of Approved Document B, BS999, BS7974 or equivalent fire engineering standards. (Lead Criteria)
Experience and specialist knowledge of a range of building types including non-standard buildings and HRBs.
Demonstrable experience of building control processes with specific reference to a range of building types including non-standard and complex buildings and HRBs.
Knowledge and experience of relevant legislation with specific reference to a range of building types including complex buildings and HRBs.
Knowledge and experience of approved documents, best practice and guidance to a range building types.
Demonstrable experience of Fire Safety, Structural Safety, Construction Safety, building systems, health & safety and design & construction.
Experience of assessing compliance against Building Act 1984 (as amended), Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) and other applicable legislation, standards and guidance in relation to complex, non-standard buildings and HRBs.
Experience of carrying out site inspections, plans assessments and developing and implementing inspection schedules for a range of building types including complex buildings and HRBs.
Experience of assessing safety and risk and acting to secure compliance, including enforcement action.
Travel

Occasional travel to other offices and inspection sites may be required for this role.
Working Pattern

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours per week
Qualifications

Level 6 (Degree) qualified in building studies, construction, civil engineering, surveying or other equivalent and relevant subject area.
Memberships

Professionally qualified Fire Engineer - e.g. Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institution of Fire engineers (IFE) or an equivalent recognised fire safety engineering qualification.
Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)