Senior Fire
Risk Assessor

The Role

A leading London fire safety consultancy is hiring a Senior Fire Risk Assessor to deliver PAS 79 Type 3 and Type 4 assessments across higher-risk residential, commercial and complex non-residential portfolios. The role suits an experienced surveyor or fire safety practitioner with strong building-pathology fundamentals and the survey discipline to attest to construction as built, not just as drawn.

Reporting to the Head of Fire Risk, you will lead site work on a portfolio of HRBs, mid-market commercial estate and complex public-sector stock, and contribute to PAS 9980 external wall assessments alongside the wider fire engineering team.

The client is signatory to the relevant industry competence frameworks and has a clear pathway to chartered status for those not yet there.

Responsibilities

• Lead PAS 79 Type 3 and Type 4 FRAs across HRB, commercial and complex non-residential stock.
• Contribute to PAS 9980 EWS assessments alongside the fire engineering team.
• Quality-review reports authored by junior surveyors and act as the technical lead on key client accounts.
• Maintain Responsible Person relationships across a defined client portfolio.
• Support principal accountable persons with evidence of competence under the Building Safety Act regime.

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrable senior-level fire risk assessment experience across mixed stock.
• MCABE, CBuildE, MIFireE, GIFireE or equivalent — or a clear, recent route to one.
• Strong PAS 79 Type 4 survey experience — assessing construction as built.
• Working understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and the BSR's competence expectations.
• UK driving licence; willingness to travel within the South East as required.

Package

• £60,000 – £75,000 base, dependent on experience and credentials.
• Car allowance.
• Hybrid working — typically 2 days office / site, 3 days remote.
• Funded route to chartered status where not already held.
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays, private medical, pension contribution.

How to Apply

Submit your CV via the apply button to the right (or below on mobile). Your application is reviewed by a sector specialist at FSS — never a junior resourcer. We treat every conversation as confidential and will never share your details with the client until we've spoken with you first.

Prefer to chat before applying? Email Liam@fss-pro.com or call 0800 593 0113.