At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 118 offices and 47 countries worldwide. Our support to the Healthcare sector is increasing and our team is growing in both size and capability. Our Strategic Estates and Business Case offer within consulting provide a unique management consultancy capability to our partners.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fire safety professional to join and strengthen our team to support growth on a wide range of different fire safety projects across many sectors.
Job Description
This professional will be excellent at working autonomously, in conjunction with substantial experience in fire safety design and retrospective fire strategies. Third party review/design verification with fire safety standards is desirable with the ability to provide fire consultancy expert technical and management advice and services to our clients. Higher risk/complex fire risk assessments and evacuation procedures knowledge is also a core competency. Finally, Commission management and financial control with the ability to construct and present technical articles and thought pieces is an asset.
The candidate will be responsible for managing their own daily activities and workload with deliverables and timescales agreed with their line manager. The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding on a range of services which would include but aren’t limited to:
- Provide our wide range of clients with fire consultancy services
- Excellent understanding of UK fire safety legislation and standards
- Fire strategies and design reviews for new projects and refurbishments.
- Develop retrospective fire safety strategies
- 3rd party review/design verification against standards
- Fire technical and management advice and services to clients.
- Undertake fire risk assessments across a variety of property types
- Excellent client liaison and communication skills
- Provide support to other offices in the UK or Ireland.
- Prepare technical articles
- Commission Management and financial control.
- Excellent IT Proficiency
Qualifications
- You should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in fire safety consultancy.
- You will ideally be degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant H&S / design / fire engineering / property related discipline, with a minimum of a fire related NVQ Level 5 qualification.
- You will be registered with a relevant UKAS accredited organisation or professional body (such as the Institution of Fire Engineers).
- IFE, IFSM or IEng Member status
- Experience in management of projects from inception to completion
Additional Information
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
#J-18808-Ljbffr