• About this role

As our Passive Fire Protection Consultant your main focus is managing and delivering Passive Fire Protection projects through effective planning and execution.

You’ll ensure projects meet specifications, timelines, and budgets, while acting as the fire safety expert within Pennington Choices, particularly in passive fire protection. You will also contribute to team growth by training new recruits and associates. Working closely with the Technical Project Manager, you’ll ensure projects are efficiently planned, delivered, and closed, meeting the needs of clients, the business, and end users. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of our passive fire protection services.

With the support of the wider organisation, you will be expected to continuously develop your skills and expertise, ensuring strong client confidence. Additionally, you’ll play a crucial role in expanding our service offerings, staying aligned with the latest building safety regulations and guidance.

Role objectives

As the Passive Fire Protection Consultant, you will support the Operations Manager in driving the team’s operational and commercial success. Your key responsibilities will include managing fire door surveys, compartmentation, and measured surveys, while overseeing the Technical Support Team and subcontracted Associates.

Responsibilities include:

• Operational Performance – you will ensure the achievement of all agreed quality standards to support the delivery of key business objectives, service plan objectives and contractual obligations with all clients.

• Commercial Performance – you will contribute to the achievement of all agreed financial performance targets (turnover, gross profit and net profit) through the achievement of agreed productivity targets for you.
• Project Planning – you will contribute to the planning and development of projects. This involves activities such as assisting the Senior Project Manager with gathering information required to prepare estimates and attending client meetings.
• Site Visits – you will be expected to carry out site visits, to gather the information required to contribute to different phases of the individual projects.
• Interpretating Documentation – the appointed person will be expected to utilise various compliance / regulatory documents, such as Approved Document B, to act as an expert for clients, identifying areas of noncompliance and offering advice to achieve the required compliance.
• AutoCAD Activity – you will be required to utilise AutoCAD to produce professional drawings, such as passive fire protection related Drawings, to contribute to the passive fire protection projects.
• Project Management – you will be expected to contribute to the coordination and management of projects, and to keep track and report project progress.
• Customer Relationship Management – you will foster positive, productive and long-lasting relationships with each of your delegated client accounts. You will provide an operational point of client contact. As a result, you will have responsibility for providing advice to these clients on all aspects of building safety and for management of the relationship and contract that exists with these clients, by instigating regular contact with these clients.
• Health & Safety – you will embed a strong health and safety culture within your projects through appropriate induction, Risk Assessments, and mobilisation briefings. You will also ensure all aspects of our health and safety framework are implemented and adhered to.
• Quality Assurance – you will take part in our robust auditing processes and instil a compliance culture with the Building Safety projects. You will undertake the quality assurance audits of the Technical Support Team and Associates to support our approach to quality control and ensure that learning is applied and embedded from audit results.
• Training – as part of your personal development you will be expected to complete tasks assigned by the Senior Project Manager, such as training recruits within our ever-growing Passive Fire team.

Key skills and experience

• Holding a passive fire protection qualification, such as IFE Level 2/3 in Passive Fire Protection or the NOCN Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Associated Industrial Services Occupations - Passive Fire Protection, you will provide expert technical support to your colleagues, clients and other stakeholders.
• With experience of managing passive fire protection and fire safety projects, including but not limited to compartmentation surveys and fire door Inspections, your project management skills will allow you to develop, plan and deliver projects on time, within budget, within the scope and to the quality required.
• Detailed knowledge of relevant guidance and regulations, such as Approved Document B, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2021, BS9999 and BS9991, will allow you to ensure our clients understand their compliance requirements and maintain safe properties and buildings.
• Proficient use of AutoCAD and measured survey software will enable you to provide exceptional floor plans and drawings for our clients. (Desirable)
• You will have experience of using digital management software including, but not limited to, Bolster, Boris and Safety Culture, so that you can accurately and efficiently monitor survey activities across your projects.
• You will be experienced in implementing guidance with regards to fire strategy drawings and will be able to respond to queries from clients.
• You will be able to liaise effectively and professionally with all key stakeholders about their queries and concerns or updates they require.
• You will already be a member, or aspiration to become a member of, a recognised industry body, such as IFE, ASFP, RICS or IFSM.

About you

We are looking for someone that:

• Has strong interpersonal skills
• Is highly organised
• Has great problem solving ability
• Is able to remain composed, and has experience with conflict management
• Show initiative
• Is customer focused
• Has excellent communication skills
• Is proficient in Microsoft Office programs

Benefits and package

Pennington Choices has been recognised by Best Companies as being a very good employer each year since 2018. We offer a working environment that is stimulating, where our people are given the tools they need to help shape their careers. With approachable and supportive line management and a proven track record of promoting from within, we encourage our people to be the best they can be, and we provide them with training, variety and support to help them grow.

We also provide colleagues with:

• Competitive salary and transparent salary bands

• Commitment to super flexible and remote hybrid working where applicable

• 37.5-hour working week

• 26 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Additional leave for length of service up to 31 days each year

• Opportunity to buy additional annual leave or sell surplus leave
• Enhanced employer pension contributions of 4% when you contribute 6%

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Regular Learning and Development opportunities
• Regular company social events including an annual summer BBQ
• Cycle to work scheme, offering savings of at least 32%* on a new bike and cycle safety accessories
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme, saving 30-60% on an electric car (subject to eligibility)
• Access to an online platform providing employee discounts on hundreds of high street brands
• Life insurance/Death in service offering 2 x salary cover from day one of employment
• Access to private healthcare, Employee Assistance Programme, and Wellness programmes including annual flu jab
• Paid sick leave allowance each year
• Free eye tests and contribution towards new glasses/frames
• Referral programme offering up to £2,000
• Option for personal use of company vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• Access to paid volunteering days in support of local charities/initiatives
• Length of service reward
• Welcome goodie bag

About us

Pennington Choices provides property surveying and consultancy services to organisations nationwide. We have a wealth of experience working with more than 800 public and private sector organisations across social housing, NHS, education, and rail since 2000.

At the heart of what makes Pennington Choices special is our people. We live by our values of being fun, resilient, brave and treating each other with respect. We also know there’s more to life than work, which is why we will encourage you to stay active, nurture your mental health, and create a fulfilling work/life balance.

Our head office is a converted barn in the picturesque Cheshire countryside, located just 3 minutes from M56 Jct10, and we have regional offices in Bromley, Kent and Sheffield. We are a close-knit organisation with people at our very core, and we strive for excellence in everything we do. As winners of Employer of the Year at both the Warrington Business Awards and the South London Business Awards, we’ve been recognised by Best Companies as a very good employer each year since 2018.

If successful, you will be joining us at a very exciting time. The business has already been through a period of substantial growth, concluding its current 5-year business plan in April 2024 which will achieve a turnover of £17.5m. A further 5-year plan through to 2029 is being developed with a projected growth to £40m.

Ready to start your next chapter?

If this sounds like the job for you, complete the job application and attach your CV for consideration .

Our team will be reviewing all applications over the next couple of weeks. Unfortunately we are unable to respond to everyone individually, therefore if you have not heard from us within 14 days it means that we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.