Head of Fire Engineering
I'm looking for a Head of Fire Engineering to join an award-winning fire protection business that has office locations nationwide (Huddersfield, Sheffield, Harlow and Swindon), to build and lead their growing Fire Engineering Consultancy.
The role is split between home, customer sites and irregular office visits, so they are considering applicants from anywhere in the UK.
What you'll be doing:
Develop and lead a growing consultancy team in line with business strategic goals
Lead and contribute to the growth and development of their consultancy services
Provide expert guidance as subject matter expert and peer review across all consultancy projects
Ensure compliance with the main British fire safety legislation and standards applied to buildings, such as Approved Document B (AD B), BS9999, BS7974
Ensure compliance with Building Safety Act, Gateways 1-3 and secondary legislation . i.e. Higher Risk Buildings
Drive for technical excellence in all our consultancy services
Build strong relationships with new and existing clients. Client relationship management. Win work
Identify, prepare and present technical proposals to meet the client's brief & milestones
Support your line manager with business development activities
Recruit, mentor and lead a high performing team of fire engineers and consultants
Implement training pathways for junior members of the team
Support your line manager to set commercial targets, forecasting, budgeting and pricing policy's
Work with your line manager and COO to build and lead a strong technical consultancy with a strong timesheet culture, high consultancy utilisation, limited overheads, strong focus on quality and a strong process for deliverable review and approval
Identify new service opportunitiesExperience Required:
10+ Fire Engineering experience
5+ years in a Senior/Principal Fire Engineering Consultancy role
In depth knowledge of UK fire legislation
Proven experience in managing multi-disciplinary consultancy projects
Client relationship management experienceQualifications:
MSc/BSc Fire Engineering/Fire Safety Engineering
Member grade of the IFE
CEng or Eng or working towardsThe salary is £90,000 to £120,000 plus car allowance and annual bonus