Fire Surveyor - Manchester, United Kingdom - Jensen Hughes

Jensen Hughes

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

Jensen Hughes is a company fiercely committed to our purpose, our clients, and each other, every single member of our team is essential to our success.

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and detail-oriented Fire Surveyor to join our market leading UK team in Manchester.

Worldwide Jensen Hughes are recognised most widely for our leadership in fire protection engineering. 1,500+ employees work together to advance the science of safety every day.

Since 1939, we have been at the leading edge of safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, serving the most complex global projects.

In addition, we pride ourselves on driving code and standard development and adoption throughout the world and across industries.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role:

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities for this role include:

Carrying out active and passive fire protection systems reviews
Compliance assessment and understanding of the main British fire safety legislation and standards applied to buildings, such as Approved Document B (ADB), BS9999, BS797
Supporting on the development of Fire Safety Strategy reports for both, the building and public infrastructure sectors
Updating the technical knowledge base
Project resource management
Assist with quality assurance processes as required
Undertaking external façade assessments to meet the requirement of the industry standard such as implementing the PAS 9980 methodology for existing buildings and the EWS1 process
Supporting on fee proposals, business development and marketing material preparations
Managing your own client base and exceeding client expectations
Providing inhouse CPD presentations when the need arises in your specialist area
Keeping update with the latest guidance, product literature and sharing this knowledge with with the wider organisation
Travel to client sites for site inspection and meetings will be required on a regular basis with overnight stays likely.

Qualifications:

Here's What You'll Need:

To set you up for success in this role from day one (at a minimum) the following qualifications/experience are required:

You will have in depth knowledge of the regulatory process
Extensive understanding of fire safety design and guidance for a variety of buildings
Experience carrying out intrusive external wall fire surveys on a wide range of new and existing buildings such as highrise residential, office buildings, large retail complexes, historic buildings
Experience undertaking fire compartmentation surveys and Type 4 Fire Risk Assessments
The ability to author technical reports with engineering judgement where required
The ability to undertake works independently and manage your own workload
The ability and desire to mentor and manage our young professionals including the Design Engineers
A knowledge of the fire risk assessment process and a general appreciation of general risk/hazards in the built environment
Knowledge of construction methods, fire performance of external wall materials and cavity barriers.
Knowledge of refurbishment schemes and managing contractors onsite

Why you should join Jensen Hughes:

You will work with market-leading clients
You'll have support from the leadership team
You'll be given flexibility to work where and when you want
You will have the backing of a leading international firm
Career advancement with an established framework is in place clearly defining expectations and

- outlining opportunities for promotion

Our Culture & Benefits
People are Jensen Hughes greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

The benefits within the Europe include:

Free single medical cover
Additional legal benefits
Company car allowance
Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
We also give back to our communities through a giving programme which incorporates business

- funding for employee chosen charities

We express appreciation for a job well done openly and often at Jensen Hughes — through kind

- words or one of our formal programmes such as our Annual Excellence Awards or peer-to-peer
- awards — and celebrate our team efforts.

These benefits represent a solid investment in Jensen Hughes and its employees.

We will frequently review the benefits programme and consider modifications as appropriate based on statutory requirements, the needs and preferences of our people, market trends, and the Company's aims and overall performance.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us.

We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit both you and our business.

We lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained and unwavering commitment to