Vacancies Senior Passive Fire Protection Field Auditor & Coach in Gateshead

Overview

Senior Passive Fire Protection Field Auditor & Coach – Felling Newcastle (Office based with overseas travel). Competitive salary plus benefits.

We welcome applications from candidates with relevant experience and transferable skills even if you don’t meet every requirement listed below. If this role excites you we’d love to hear from you.

At AkzoNobel we’ve been bringing surfaces to life for over 200 years protecting people, assets and the environments we live and work in. Our Passive Fire Protection (PFP) solutions play a vital role in safety-critical industries and we’re committed to building diverse teams that reflect the customers and communities we serve.

Job Purpose As a Senior PFP Field Auditor & Coach you will play a highly influential role in developing people, improving application quality and strengthening safety culture across our Passive Fire Protection projects. Through mentoring, training and constructive auditing you will help teams succeed, ensuring PFP systems are applied safely, consistently and to the highest standards. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact combining technical expertise with coaching, collaboration and problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor and support PFP applicators and inspectors, helping individuals and teams build confidence and capability.
• Deliver training and auditing activities in a supportive, constructive way that encourages learning and continuous improvement.
• Help develop Chartek expert-status applicators and inspectors through mentoring and recognised qualification programmes.
• Work closely with project teams to support the selection of capable, well-trained PFP application partners.
• Proactively identify potential project risks and collaborate with stakeholders to develop practical mitigation plans.
• Support maintenance and life-extension solutions for ageing assets, contributing to safer, more sustainable infrastructure.
• Participate in site reviews and failure investigations, ensuring lessons learned are shared and embedded.
• Promote an inclusive safety-first culture with an open, no-blame approach.
• Contribute ideas that improve processes, standards and ways of working across the PFP community.

What Were Looking For

• You don’t need to tick every box; we value capability, mindset and willingness to grow as much as experience.
• Strong background in coatings application and/or Passive Fire Protection systems.
• Experience in asset integrity, fabric maintenance or related industrial environments.
• Comfortable working across both new-build and maintenance projects.
• Confident communicator who enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Organised, self-motivated and able to manage priorities effectively.
• Committed to safety, quality and doing the right thing.

Qualifications & Professional Development

• Working toward AMPP Certified Senior Coating Inspector (Level 3) or equivalent experience.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Membership (or interest in membership) of a recognised professional body such as AMPP, NACE or ICorr.

What Makes This Role Different

• A strong coaching and mentoring focus not just auditing.
• The opportunity to influence standards and safety at a global level.
• A role where collaboration, trust and communication matter as much as technical expertise.
• Support to grow professionally within a globally-valued organisation.

What We Offer at AkzoNobel

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection.
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.
• Flexible benefits to suit different lifestyles and life stages.
• A culture that actively supports work-life balance, inclusion and wellbeing.
• Ongoing learning, development and career progression opportunities.

At AkzoNobel we believe diverse teams make better decisions and stronger innovations. If you’re passionate about safety, learning and making a real difference we encourage you to apply even if you’re unsure you meet every requirement.

EEO & Other Information

At AkzoNobel we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, including training on unconscious bias to help hiring managers and teams be mindful and take corrective actions so that all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 50022

Required Experience: Senior IC

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792 we’ve been supplying innovative paints and coatings that help color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world-class portfolio includes Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon, trusted by customers around the globe. We are active in more than 150 countries, sustaining and enhancing everyday life. Lets paint the future together.

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

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