Fire Risk Assessor

  • ATK Solutions
  • City, Birmingham
  • 19/01/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Overview

Our client, a long-established and highly respected specialist fire and building-consultancy practice, is seeking a Fire Risk Assessor to join their expanding Fire Safety team.

The role will involve delivering suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessments across residential, commercial and mixed-use building portfolios.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of buildings while contributing to a consultancy known for technical excellence, integrity, and practical advice.


You will also have the opportunity to work with a vast array of experienced Tier 3 and MIFireE Fire Risk Consultants.

The position sits within a multi-disciplinary technical team and is suited to an assessor who takes a structured, evidence-based approach to risk evaluation and reporting.



Key Technical Fire Risk Assessor Responsibilities

  • Independently scope and deliver Fire Risk Assessments in line with current fire safety legislation

  • Analyse building construction, compartmentation, escape strategies, alarms, emergency lighting, smoke control and firefighting systems

  • Determine appropriate assessment scope and sampling strategies with documented technical justification

  • Produce comprehensive, auditable technical reports with prioritised and time-scaled action plans

  • Liaise with duty holders and technical stakeholders to explain risk profiles and mitigation strategies



Required Technical Experience

  • Proven delivery of Fire Risk Assessments on complex residential and/or commercial buildings

  • Strong understanding of building risk factors and fire-related hazards

  • Structured, risk-based assessment methodology (not checklist-driven)

  • High-quality technical report writing skills

  • Relevant fire safety qualifications or professional memberships desirable



Benefits Package

  • Competitive salary with annual review (up to 65k DOE)

  • 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

  • Hybrid / flexible working

  • Funded professional memberships

  • Ongoing CPD and qualification support

If you are a competant Fire Risk Assessor and interested in the opportunity and want to progress your technical competency in the fire consultancy sector, please send an up-to-date CV detailing your experience in the sector for this role and contact Alan at ATK Solutions for a further technical brief regarding the opportunity.