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Senior Fire Risk Assessor

Salary
Location Nationwide
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

What’s the Opportunity

Due to continued success and growth, we are currently recruiting for a Fire Risk Assessor or Senior Fire Risk Assessor to join the team. This role can be based in any of our offices. Ridge are a built environment consultancy, helping our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment. We are enabled by great people who are inspired and proud of what they do and respected for who they are.

As a Fire Risk Assessor  you will be responsible for conducting site-based fire risk assessments within a variety of sectors, including industrial, commercial and residential within a specified timescale, using bespoke technology to collect data via a tablet.  

This opportunity would suit an experienced Fire Risk Assessor who has been carrying out work either on a consultancy or an in-house basis, who is willing to travel regularly, or an ex-fire and rescue service inspecting officer with extensive experience in auditing premises under the Fire Safety Order and who has relevant qualifications and accreditation.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

  • Undertake regular communication with our Client’s team to co-ordinate programmes of inspections and remedial works
  • Ensure buildings conform to the latest fire related building regulations and technical standards
  • Taking particulars on site, writing up schedules of works required and in association with others, prepare specifications, obtain estimates, plan programmes of work, monitor progress of works on site, checking compliance with the specification
  • Provide a practical and methodical approach to solving problems, working to fixed budgets and working within tight deadlines
  • Provide advice in connection with applications for Building Regulations Approval on Fire Related matters
  • Authorise and sign off Fire Risk Assessments before submission to clients
  • Conduct annual internal audits on Fire Risk Assessors

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

To be successful in your application you will need to be fully conversant with current fire safety legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and technical standards as well as a full understanding of current fire safety issues, trends and best practice.  You will also have:

  • Demonstrable experience gained in a similar role
  • Minimum Level 4 qualification in fire risk management, or a Level 5 qualification in fire risk assessment or fire engineering
  • IFE-approved fire risk assessment course completion
  • Registered on the national register of Fire Risk Assessors, either via IFE, FRACS or IFSM (the latter of which will require minimum registration on Tier 3 of the IFSM register)
  • Experience as a Validator under the BAFE SP205-1 Scheme
  • Driving licence required
  • Experience of carrying out fire risk assessments in a range of premises

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,000+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.

Ridge core values 1. Quality and reliability Pressing for superior results - every time. 2. Agile and flexible Deep listening, a true understanding and workable, bespoke solutions in response. 3. Proactive and creative One step ahead, we dare to imagine a brighter world. 4. Entrepreneurial and dynamic Our inner spirit for learning, discovery and innovation inspires opportunities.

The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.

Annual
leave

A healthy holiday allowance that starts at 25 days pa, plus the option to buy, carry over or sell.

Community
spirit

You can take three volunteering days each year to spend time on causes close to your heart.

Mental
health

Mental Health First Aiders are here to support you, backed up by Unum’s Help@hand app.

Financial benefits

A path to peace of mind: life assurance, pension scheme and income protection.

Physical
wellbeing

Your health is a priority for us too, so we offer medical insurance, private GP access and discounted gym membership.

Flexible
working

Our flexible approach to hybrid working is there to suit you, your family and your team.

Career development

A pathway at Ridge that’s focused on your professional, personal or educational aspirations.

Extra
benefits

Performance bonus, car allowance and more based on your role - and progression.

We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us at workwithus@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.

A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

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