Senior Fire Surveyor (Grade 5)

Qualifications, memberships and registration

Essential:

• Industry qualification such as a BTEC HNC/HND in Building Studies or Civil Engineering as a minimum or a Construction, Surveying or Engineering Degree.
• Member Grade of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).
• Professional registration with the Engineering Council through the IFE (or with another Professional Engineering Institution) as an Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer, or similar registration in another discipline consistent with IEng, CEng or Full Corporate Member of RICS / other relevant

Desirable:

• Engineering Council accredited Bachelor’s degree with honours in engineering.
• CSCS card holder

Skills and experience

Essential:

• Approx. 5 years’ practical experience of working in the construction industry, for example, in a Building Control or Quality Assurance capacity.
• Share in our vision to ensure that people can live, work and sleep safe from the effects of fire.
• Enthusiasm to become part of an Employee Owned Company.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Surveying software.
• Project management, budget control and reporting experience.
• Team management experience.
• Experience of client management and managing client expectations.

You will develop fee proposal and scope of service documents and look to establish, build and maintain client relationships. You will be required to attend site visits; client / project team meetings and engage with enforcing authorities.

You will review technical documents and simple fee proposals as part of Tenos’ Quality Assurance procedures. You will adhere to, uphold and train other engineers in the Quality Management System.

Our development programme will help advance your core technical knowledge and consultancy skills to support your application to become professionally registered with the Engineering Council.

Technical

• Independent application of detailed technical knowledge on a broad range of fire safety projects.
• Attend as an individual or accompany more junior colleagues on site visits and client / project team meetings.
• Put forward solutions based on codes, standards, technical evidence and previous work / case studies.
• Lead Project Kick Off and Close Out meetings.
• Undertake self-analysis of technical development needs and actively seek out support to address knowledge shortfall.
• Maintain continued professional development (CPD) records.
• Take the lead, manage resources, present and report on new and existing Tenos research and development projects.
• Contribute to technical discussions in Tenos forums e.g. Technical Committee, Project Breakfast Review, CPD events.
• Undertakes reviews of Graduate, Surveyor and Senior Surveyor (Grade 4) technical deliverables and fee proposals.

Commercial

• Project delivery, project team and financial management of complex projects.
• Assist more junior engineers to develop detailed fee proposals on projects. Preparation and review of fee proposals.
• Establish, build and maintain client relationships. Gains a thorough understanding of client needs through discussion, understanding and research.
• Demonstrates an understanding of Tenos’ terms of business; how client’s terms of business may differ from our own and makes recommendations when asked to consider an alternative form of contract.
• Display a detailed understanding of Tenos finance procedures e.g. timesheets, invoicing, PIM project finances, workload forecasting tools, debt management.
• Know how own commercial objectives and financial targets relate to those of Tenos. Contributes to continuous improvement of efficiency and profitability.
• Deliver on commitments made, prioritise daily workload and be responsible for time management.
• Competent in use of Tenos project filing and project management systems and able to instruct others in its use. Contributes to the continuous improvement of these systems by making suggestions on how they may be improved.
• Follow Tenos’s Core Business Quality Management System (QMS) and be able to instruct others in its use. Have a good knowledge and understanding of other Tenos QMSs and be able to advise others.
• Engage, contribute and encourage others to contribute as members of an Employee-Owned company.

Professional

• Comply with the IFE Code of Professional Conduct.

Communication

• Demonstrate clarity and precision in communication. Able to give clear direction on what needs to be done, by whom and by when.
• Listen to others and adopt a communication style appropriate to the audience. Spots problems with communication between others and positively intercepts to resolve.
• 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.
• Demonstrates coaching and mentoring skills, behaviours and attitudes that support and encourage progression of others.
• Displays commercial, technical and professional leadership to more junior engineers.
• Actively participate in the Tenos Mentor Programme.
• Provides support and assistance to Graduate Engineers and Engineers in their development.
• Understands the need to cascade work to the appropriate skill level

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: Principal Surveyor or above.
• Responsible for: Surveyor Grades below.
• Mentored by: Principal Surveyor or above.
• Liaises with: Internal: Directors, managers, technical colleagues and the Corporate Services Team. External: Responsible Persons, Project Managers, Representatives of Responsible Person, Contractors, Site Operatives and Construction workers.