Fire Engineer - Fire Door Asset and Maintenance Assurance in London

On behalf of the CPS, we are looking for a Fire Engineer (Inside IR35) contract which is running to December 2026. This is a hybrid role requiring occasional travel to the nearest CPS office, with 14 locations in the UK.

The CPS prosecutes criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales. The CPS is independent and makes its decisions independently of the police and government.

To lead a CPS pilot examining the accuracy, condition and maintenance of fire door assets across one or two priority buildings. The postholder will provide an independent professional position on which doors are required and evidenced as fire doors, whether the asset register and maintenance arrangements are accurate, and where CPS can strengthen assurance or secure better value for money.

As a Fire Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:

• Review fire strategies, compartmentation drawings, asset registers, maintenance schedules and supporting evidence.
• Establish an agreed evidence hierarchy and inspection methodology.
• Undertake complete site surveys across the selected buildings.
• Determine whether recorded doors are physically present and supported as fire door assets.
• Identify required doors that are missing from the asset register.
• Distinguish confirmed, probable, unsupported and unverified fire door assets.
• Complete a visual condition inspection of verified and probable fire doors.
• Compare physical condition with available inspection and maintenance records.
• Identify missing evidence, repeated defects and inconsistencies in maintenance reporting.
• Produce a defensible door by door evidence schedule.
• Correctly distinguish technical findings from assumptions and matters requiring further investigation.
• Assess the potential financial effect of inaccurate records.
• Provide evidence to support any subsequent CPS engagement with GPA, landlords or suppliers.
• Develop a repeatable approach that can be applied across the wider estate.
• Produce clear technical reports and concise Executive advice.

Essential Skills

• Recognised professional competence in fire engineering or passive fire protection.
• Detailed technical knowledge of fire doors, compartmentation and fire strategies.
• Experience of fire door inspection, asset validation and condition assessment.
• Experience of interpreting fire strategies, drawings, certification and asset records.
• Knowledge of current fire safety legislation, government guidance and applicable British Standards.
• The ability to provide clear, independent and evidence-based professional judgements.
• Experience of analysing inspection and maintenance evidence.
• Strong data reconciliation, report writing and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to communicate technical findings clearly to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Professional registration with the Engineering Council at IEng or CEng level, membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers or demonstrably equivalent competence should be sought.
• Recognised fire door inspection competence should also be required.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the CPS 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. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The CPS guarantees to interview 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. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: 'this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such, the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.'