Job Title: Assistant Technical Consultant
Location: Essex
Salary: >£45,000 + Package
We are pleased to be working with this market leader in Passive Fire Protection who for over 30 years, have delivered trusted, high-quality fire protection services across the healthcare, commercial, residential, education, student accommodation, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. They pride themselves on getting it right first time, maintaining long-standing client relationships, and delivering work to the highest standards.
Responsibilities:
Technical Assistance
- Assist the Technical Consultant with project-specific passive fire protection requirements by reviewing drawings, specifications, service information and firestopping details.
- Support client and contractor design teams at relevant RIBA stages by identifying missing, conflicting or incomplete information and raising technical queries under the guidance of the Technical Consultant.
- Enter, update and maintain penetration schedules, firestopping matrices, trackers, client information sheets and other project records.
- Support the identification and recording of appropriate manufacturer-tested systems and products, subject to review or approval by the Technical Consultant.
- Provide estimating, operations and installation teams with technical information, including installation details, manufacturer references, marked-up drawings and general best-practice guidance.
- Liaise with clients, manufacturers, site teams and other project stakeholders to obtain information and assist with resolving routine technical queries.
Quality Assurance
- Assist with quality assurance checks on proposed and installed fire compartmentation works against manufacturer instructions, project requirements and internal company procedures.
- Support briefings and provide information to installation teams to help ensure works are completed in accordance with the relevant tested detail.
- Record and raise variations, defects, non-compliances and remedial actions that may affect the proposed firestopping system.
- Support site inspections and maintain relevant schedules, notes, photographs and supporting evidence.
- Maintain accurate, revision-controlled records for project handover and Golden Thread Fire Delay requirements.
- Follow company procedures and support compliance with relevant quality, health and safety and environmental standards.
Experience:
Essential
- Minimum A-Level education (or higher).
· Ideally 2+ years' experience within the Passive Fire Protection industry.
· Basic understanding of internal fit-out systems, MEPH, or firestopping.
· A genuine interest in Passive Fire Protection and a willingness to learn.
· Confident communication skills, including the ability to lead smaller client meetings.
· Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach.
Desirable
- Passive Fire Protection experience; Design Management exposure; IFE Level 2; CSCS card.
- Experience with CDEs (e.g., Aconex, Viewpoint).
- Familiarity with BIM/model viewer tools such as Dalux, Navisworks, Revisto, or Autodesk Forma
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