About the Role
SOCOTEC's Fire Safety teams are award-winning, innovative, and adaptable, delivering practical, cost-effective solutions across the full spectrum of fire safety challenges. This role offers the opportunity to lead on fire risk assessments, compartmentation and fire door surveys, provide expert advice, review plans, develop and audit management procedures, and deliver fire safety training. It is ideal for someone aiming to progress into a more senior position, with the potential to eventually take the lead, shape a growing team, and expand a client base across Ireland.
Responsibilities
- Conducting Fire Risk Assessments
- Performing Fire Compartmentation & Integrity Surveys
- Carrying out Fire Door Inspection
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years current experience of conducting full and comprehensive fire risk assessments
- Working knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Full understanding of building regulations and the associated requirements for fire safety and knowledge of relevant guidance documents
- Understanding and knowledge of the requirements for compartmentation within construction including floors, walls, doors, fire stopping installations, penetration sealing products and techniques and fire/smoke dampers
- Detailed knowledge of British Standards relating to fire safety and installations (fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire safety signage, fire extinguishers, fire safety signage, fire extinguishers, suppression systems etc.)
- Identify hazards and associated risks, provide guidance to remove or reduce the risks to an acceptable level and manage the remaining risks
- Produce detailed reports using SOCOTEC UK Limited templates, in required timescales to meet project KPIs and to expected standards
- Help guide clients through the necessary statutory requirements to ensure compliance and ensure we maintain our expected service levels
Skills
- Fire Risk Assessments
- Compartmentation
- Fire Door Surveys
- Fire Safety Advice
- Plan Review
- Management Procedure Development
- Management Procedure Auditing
- Fire Safety Training Delivery
Location
- Ireland
Work Type
- Zero hour contract
Experience Level
- Minimum 5 years current experience
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday (with the option to buy more)
- Electric car scheme (where applicable)
- Employee recognition programmes
- Family-friendly support
- Exclusive retail discounts
- Employee assistance programmes
- Enhanced company pension
About the Company
- SOCOTEC’s Environment and Safety team provides expert environmental, health and safety consultancy and compliance services that help organisations manage risk, protect people and safeguard the environment.
- We use industry-leading tools and science-based approaches to deliver accurate data, practical guidance and innovative solutions that ensure compliance with UK legislation, minimise environmental impact and create healthier, safer workplaces for clients.
- Join a thriving community of over 2,000 industry professionals who are passionate about making a real difference.
- At SOCOTEC UK, we're not just delivering services - we're shaping the future of testing, inspection, and certification across the nation.
- Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do.
- We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.
Equal Opportunity
- SOCOTEC UK & Ireland are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.
