Consultant (Fire Safety & Risk Management)

Qualifications, memberships and registration

Essential:

• Construction, Surveying, Engineering Degree, Fire Safety Engineering or Fire Safety & Risk Management Degree.
• A Certified Member of IOSH.
• Membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).

Desirable:

• NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety.
• NEBOSH Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals.
• Lead Auditor Qualification.
• Holding or willing to work towards Fire Risk Assessor accreditation.

Skills and experience

Essential:

• Approx. 2 years’ practical experience of working in fire safety and risk management advisory capacity, dealing with audits, reviews and development of policies, procedures, standards, management systems action plans and statutory compliance regimes for large and complex buildings.
• Share in our vision to ensure that people can work, live, and sleep safe from the effects of fire.
• Self-motivation to learn and develop to progress professional registration with IOSH and/or the IFE.
• Enthusiasm to become part of an Employee-Owned Company.
• Excellent written, communication and verbal skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

You will be working with experienced Consultants, Fire Surveyors and Engineers to assess and evaluate the adequacy of fire safety and risk management systems across a diverse range of property portfolios benchmarked to determine compliance or otherwise, with statutory requirements and when requested, best practice.

The projects are situated across the UK and are varied in nature, such as Schools, Healthcare Facilities, Residential, Commercial and Public Buildings. You will be involved in desktop reviews and site surveys, liaising with clients and their representatives, generating a range of documentation including reports, visual platforms, action plans, audit protocols, policies, procedures and training packages.

You will develop fee proposals and scope of service documentation for prospective and existing clients. You will be required to attend site visits; client/project team meetings and engage with enforcing authorities with a collaborative solution-based approach. You will adhere to and uphold Tenos Quality Assurance procedures throughout the organisation.

Our development programme will help advance your core fire safety and risk management knowledge and consultancy skills to support your application to become a Chartered Safety & Health Professional with IOSH and/or professionally registered with the Engineering Council and Member of the IFE.

Technical

• Independent application of Core Technical Knowledge e.g., fire industry codes and standards, tested or certified details, and industry guidance and best practice on simple projects.
• Develop peripheral Core Technical Knowledge e.g., product knowledge and testing standards through observation, shadowing of colleagues and self-development.
• Attend as an individual or accompany colleagues on site visits and client/project team meetings.
• Adhere to Health & Safety guidelines, working in accordance with Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS).
• Produce accurate and well-presented site reports, technical notes and presentations.
• Put forward solutions based on codes, standards, technical evidence, and previous work/case studies.
• Undertake self-analysis of technical development needs and actively seek out support to address knowledge shortfall.
• Maintain continued professional development (CPD) records.
• Suggest new, and seek out opportunities on existing, Tenos research and development projects.
• Contribute to technical discussions in Tenos forums e.g., Technical Committee, Project Breakfast Review, CPD events.

Commercial

• Project manage small schemes from inception to completion (under the direction of a Project Director), including the preparation of fee proposals.
• Assist more senior colleagues to develop detailed fee proposals on complex projects.
• Display a detailed understanding of Tenos finance procedures e.g., timesheets and invoicing and be able to navigate PIM project finances, seeks assistance when things are going wrong.
• Know how own commercial objectives and financial targets relate to those of Tenos.
• Deliver on commitments made, prioritise daily workload and be responsible for time management.
• Competent and confident using Tenos project filing and project management systems.
• Follow Tenos’s Core Business Quality Management System (QMS) and display an awareness of other Tenos QMS.
• Engage and contribute as a member of an Employee-Owned company.

Professional

• Comply with the relevant Code of Professional Conduct for IOSH/IFE.
• Develop an awareness of the responsibilities of a Chartered Member of IOSH/IFE.
• Record Career Episode Reports against specific Individual Professional Development (IPD) objectives.

Communication

• Demonstrate clarity and precision in the written word.
• Listen to others and adopt a communication style appropriate to the audience.
• Accept critique and try to learn from it.

Teamwork

• Embrace working as part of a team. Display a willingness to lead colleagues to achieve a common goal.
• Adapt and be flexible to the needs of the business, including UK travel and overnight stays where necessary depending upon the project.
• Actively participate in the Tenos Mentor Programme.
• Provides support and assistance to Graduate colleagues in their development.

Other

• Ensure your own well-being.
• Adapt and be flexible to the needs of the business.
• Promote dignity and respect in the workplace.
• Adhere to Tenos’ Employee Handbook and Policies.

• Reporting to: Senior Consultant (FS&RM) (Grade 5) or above.
• Responsible for: No reporting responsibilities.
• Mentored by: Senior Consultant (FS&RM) (Grade 4) or above.
• Liaises with: Internal: Directors, line managers and colleagues. External: Clients, their representatives, other technical professionals, contractors, and enforcing authorities.