Fire Door Supervisor - Inside IR35


Purpose of Post:
The Fire Door Qualification Supervisor ensures the quality of fire door installations across all Building and Technical Services departments, adhering to Fire Safety budgets, standards, and timelines.


The post holder is responsible for conducting fire safety inspections on client-owned communal and front entrance fire doors in flats, ensuring their accessibility and functionality for residents. They will manage a detailed inspection programme to ensure all doors are fit for purpose. They will identify defects during assessments, report them to the client, and ensure timely rectification. A full record of inspections must be maintained for future reference.


The post holder will also conduct Fire Risk Assessment surveys for council buildings, addressing fire safety concerns such as compartmentation and signage. Additionally, they must stay updated on legislative and regulatory changes in the fire safety industry, informing stakeholders of necessary actions to maintain compliance and high technical standards. The post holder will actively contribute to achieving the wider Housing Landlord aims, operational objectives, and future state.


Personal Specification
Experience
*At least 2 years demonstrable experience of working in the Fire Safety sector
*Demonstrable experience of building maintenance and building construction and working with Schedule of Rates, and to specifications including the allocation of labour and materials.
*Experience of working as a supervisor, managing up to 20 operatives while delivering projects on time and within budget.


Abilities and Skills
*Able to manage, control, plan and organise human and material resources to ensure that outputs, standards, targets and deadlines are met.
*Able to interpret written requests and construction drawings as well as produce specifications, drawings, estimates, technical reports and give advice where necessary in compliance with policy and procedures.
*Able to communicate effectively and politely, in writing and verbally, with a range of people including contractors and customers.
*Able to identify and analyse problems and use a systematic approach to finding and implementing appropriate solutions.
*Ability to produce pre construction plans and documents that fully complies with Construction and Design Management, 2015.
*Able to produce relevant safe systems of work.
Specialist Knowledge
*Demonstrable understanding of all aspects of Fire safety.
*Demonstrable understanding of building industry and awareness of commercial aspects.
*Knowledge of relevant fire safety regulatory and legislative requirements including Health and Safety.


Education and Training
*BM TRADA accreditation or similar in Door installation and maintenance
*A recognised building trade qualification e.g. City/Guilds in a recognised building trade.
*Full apprenticeship in a recognised building trade or equivalent supervisory experience within the Building Trade.


*Local Authority experience preferred.


Rate of Pay
Umbrella: £350


Location: Luton