Passive Fire Protection Specialist

Our Client has a requirement for a Passive Fire Protection Specialist, who will be required to work on an initial 12 month contract basis in Heathrow.

Role Purpose:

• The individual will be required to work within the Telecoms design team based at Heathrow Airport. As part of this role you will input the associated passive fire protection elements into a co-ordinated design for IT in Construction projects. These projects design and install all aspects of IT related devices and structured cabling.
• The role will be hands on, and will require to be based at Heathrow minimum 3 days a week.

Job Role Responsibilities:

As part of the overall designs you will be responsible for manging & co-ordinating the passive fire protection (fire stopping) elements into the overall ICS/IT in Construction designs working alongside fire engineers, specialist fire engineering organisations, and fire stopping manufactures to develop co-ordinated designs for fire stopping and see them through to installation.

• Developing Building Works in Connection (BWIC) process for managing new penetrations

• Managing and co-ordinating survey teams

• Co-Ordination with Building control

• Ensuring designs are compliant with Building Regulations

• Working with our supply chain to develop proposals for the installation

• The individual will have the ability to develop and implement new processes & drive best practice within a large team

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience directly related to designing or specifying passive fire protection products and/or have worked within a fire engineering organisation

• Experience with the installation of passive fire protection

• Knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022 and Building Regulations

• Experience with passive fire protection manufactures products such as Hilti, Quelfire, Rockwool etc

• Qualifications in fire engineering

• Understanding of IT structured cabling such as Cat6, Fibre or Cell

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Passive Fire Protection Specialist looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.