Authorising Engineer (Fire)

Description

• Horizon-scan for emerging legislation, standards, and industry best practices, assessing their potential impact and ensuring EMCOR UK remains proactive and forward-thinking in its approach to compliance.
• Responsible for sign-off of certification on behalf of EMCOR UK under the 3rd Party UKAS Accreditation (BM Trada, FDIS, FIRAS, BlueSky or similar).UKAS Accreditation (BM Trada, FDIS, FIRAS, BlueSky or similar).
• Maintain robust technical records, certifications and assurance outputs for auditability and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement by benchmarking EMCOR UKs approach against industry leaders (BM Trada, FDIS, FIRAS, CIBSE, SFG20 etc.).
• Provide guidance, mentoring and technical development opportunities for individuals delivering passive fire safety services.
• Record identified fire risks onto RAIDD Logs, Assurance Dashboards and reports for governance.
• Provide technical support to colleagues involving high-risk fire mitigation activities, providing SME-level oversight and intervention when required.
• Undertake structured audits, inspections and assurance reviews, ensuring corrective actions are recorded, reported and closed out and compliance is evidenced.
• Develop training frameworks and partnerships with accredited providers, ensuring training effectiveness is evaluated and evidenced.
• Develop and implement EMCOR UK policies and procedures to meet legal, regulatory and client requirements.
• Attendance at EMCOR UK leadership meetings, financial reviews, business updates as required.
• Provide SME assurance support to account mobilisation and client engagement, establishing baseline compliance, ‘get well’ plans and training and assessment requirements.
• Establish a ‘Community of Practice’ to encourage collaboration across account teams to ensure consistent application of policies, procedures and standards across the portfolio.
• Derive the appropriate Fire Compartmentation requirements of EMCOR UKs Competency Management System (CMS).
• Capture lessons learned from incidents, corrective actions from audits into revised processes and training, where required.
• Draft, peer review and issue compliance bulletins, directives and technical guidance notes to deliver standards across accounts.
• Support the identification, assessment and periodic monitoring of Authorised Persons and ensure appropriate registers are maintained.
• Actively built strong relationships with customers, Supply Chain Partners and internal teams to ensure a collaborative assurance culture.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for fire doors and compartmentation. Develop and establish the governance and reporting requirements to ensure full statutory, regulatory, and contractual compliance across all in-scope fire assets and operations.
• Develop and maintain third-party accreditations (e.g. UKAS-accredited fire door inspection schemes) to evidence assurance to clients and regulators.
• Provide independent assurance to the SAE and F&S Director, escalating risk and resilience issues to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement in fire safety governance.

Requirements

• Recognised Fire Safety Certification (e.g., NEBOSH Fire Safety, CFPA Europe Diploma, Fire Risk Assessment Qualification).
• Organisational Skills. High level of organisational ability; skilled at planning, prioritising, and managing tasks and resources efficiently.
• FDIS CertFDI qualified, BM Trada Lead Auditor trained or equivalent
• No direct reports but functional Authority over account/sector APs (Fire) and CPs (Fire) for matters relating to technical assurance.
• Detailed knowledge of Building Safety regulations, in particular, Approved Document B.
• Communication. Proficient communicator, motivator, and influencer.
• Appointed as an Authorising Engineer or Appointed Person in previous employment.
• Ability and willingness to travel and stay away occasionally throughout England, Wales and Scotland.
• Demonstrable AE/AP (Fire) knowledge with relevant operation and maintenance experience.
• Adaptability. Versatile and adaptive approach to achieving goals.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of technical, safety and risk management, including current safety issues, legislation, management, and ISO standards.
• Demonstrable experience in Passive Fire Protection, Inspection, Remedials and management of Projects.
• Working knowledge of quality management systems (ISO9001 and ISO45001) with a high degree of procedural, technical, and HSE compliance.
• Good attention to detail, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Required to wear corporate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• People Management. Strong attributes in managing people, including professional development and conflict management.
• Must hold a valid UK Driving License.
• Experience in advising businesses on good practice technical management.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to work with customers, regulatory bodies and Fire Engineering consultants.
• Ability to interpret and provide authoritative advice on technical management issues.
• CMI Level 5 in Management & Leadership.
• Strong knowledge of UK fire safety laws and regulations both historical and current, including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2021 and PAS 9980:2022 .
• Membership of (or willingness to work towards) a fire safety professional body (e.g., IFSM, IFE).

Benefits

• Discount shopping, gym, mobile, family activities, insurance, dining experiences, car leasing and breakdown cover
• Access to health assessments
• Refer a friend scheme – worth £500 per referral
• Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries.
• Dental scheme
• Extensive learning & development opportunities, including opportunities for progression
• Health cash plan - Benefits covered include optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing
• GEMS – Internal recognition scheme with vouchers for Amazon and retail/dining
• Bike To Work Scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance