Fire Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead the Technical and Commercial management of fire-related projects from initial contact to completion. You will collaborate with the Fire Team, Legal, and Commercial functions to ensure compliant, cost-effective remediation works on medium- and high-rise buildings. The position focuses on coordinating investigations, tendering specialists, and delivering timely, high-quality outcomes in a regulated housing environment. This is an opportunity to shape fire project delivery within a respected house builder.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming correspondence from third parties relating to fire
• Review historic information, records, subcontract details and drawings for fire projects
• Agree and commission necessary further investigation works
• Manage the company’s supply chain regarding potential recoveries
• Liaise with the company’s Fire Team regarding fire projects
• Manage liaison with the company’s Legal Teams on relevant projects
• Coordinate the office commercial team to produce cost information
• Ensure cost-effective solutions are delivered
• Tender and procure Fire Consultants, Designers and Subcontractors for remedial works
• Twice monthly reporting to the internal office Management Team regarding fire projects
• Support to the office Technical Director and Commercial Director for monthly Fire Team reporting

Key requirements

• Technical or Commercial background with knowledge of complex medium rise and high rise projects
• Ability to work across Technical and Commercial disciplines
• Experience of managing legacy projects
• Knowledge of relevant Fire Regulations
• Ability to manage a broad range of 3rd party stakeholders, residents and regulators

• stakeholder management
• communication
• problem solving
• knowledge of relevant Fire Regulations
• experience with complex medium rise and high rise projects
• ability to coordinate technical and commercial disciplines

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