Fire Risk Assessor / Fire Safety Consultant
Central London | £40,000 - £70,000 DOE | Permanent | Full-Time Onsite
The Opportunity: We are supporting a specialist environmental engineering and compliance consultancy with the appointment of a Fire Risk Assessor / Fire Safety Consultant to support a major corporate and banking framework in Central London.
This role is suited to a hands-on fire safety professional with practical Fire Risk Assessment experience, strong technical knowledge and recognised fire safety qualifications.
The client is open to candidates at different levels, from experienced Level 3 Fire Risk Assessors through to more senior Fire Safety Consultants, with salary aligned to experience and qualifications.
This is not a general Health & Safety role. The focus is fire safety, fire risk assessment, technical compliance and practical fire safety consultancy within a high-profile corporate environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct Fire Risk Assessments across occupied corporate and commercial buildings.
- Provide practical fire safety advice to clients, facilities teams, contractors and stakeholders.
- Support fire safety compliance against relevant legislation, guidance and best practice.
- Review fire safety arrangements, management procedures and building fire precautions.
- Identify hazards, assess risk and produce clear, practical action plans.
- Prepare high-quality Fire Risk Assessment reports and fire safety documentation.
- Support fire safety audits, inspections and compliance reviews.
- Advise on fire doors, compartmentation, means of escape, fire alarm systems, emergency lighting and general fire safety management.
- Liaise professionally with client stakeholders in a high-profile corporate environment.
- Support wider fire safety improvement activity across the framework.
Essential Experience:
- Hands-on Fire Risk Assessment experience.
- Experience working across commercial, corporate, retail, healthcare, residential or other occupied buildings.
- Strong understanding of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
- Ability to produce clear and defensible written reports.
- Good understanding of fire safety management, passive fire protection, fire doors, compartmentation and means of escape.
- Comfortable working onsite in Central London 5 days per week.
- Professional, client-facing communication style.
- Relevant Fire Risk Assessment or fire safety qualification.
Qualifications / Certifications of Interest:
The client places strong importance on recognised fire safety competence. Relevant qualifications may include:
- Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment or above.
- Level 4 Fire Risk Assessment.
- CFPA Fire Risk Assessment qualification.
- CFPA European Diploma in Technical Fire Prevention.
- NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate.
- FPA Fire Risk Assessment Certificate.
- NFRAR registration.
- IFSM membership.
- IFE membership.
- MIFireE / TIFireE / AIFireE.
- FDIS Fire Door Inspection qualification.
- Relevant passive fire protection, fire door or compartmentation certifications.
The Ideal Candidate:
You may currently be working as a: Fire Risk Assessor, Fire Safety Consultant, Fire Safety Advisor, Fire Safety Officer, Fire Consultant, Fire Compliance Consultant, Senior Fire Risk Assessor, Fire Engineer with FRA experience, Fire Safety Manager looking for a hands-on consultancy role
Additional Information:
Location: Central London
Working pattern: 5 days per week onsite
Salary: £40,000 - £70,000 depending on experience and qualifications
Employment type: Permanent
Environment: Major corporate and banking framework
This is an excellent opportunity for a fire safety professional who wants to work within a high-profile, well-structured corporate environment while continuing to apply hands-on Fire Risk Assessment and fire safety consultancy expertise.
Contact: Elvis Eckardt
