Site Manager - Passive Fire Protection

Site Manager - Passive Fire Protection

Daniel Owen are recruiting a Site Manager with Passive Fire Protection experience for a leading national contractor with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality construction, refurbishment, maintenance, and compliance works across multiple sectors, including social housing, healthcare, education, and commercial environments.

Position: Site Manager - Passive Fire Protection

Location: West Midlands

Salary: -43,000 - -45,000 per annum + car allowance + package

Contract Type: Permanent

Start date: Immediately available

The company are currently expanding their specialist Fire Safety Division and seeking an accomplished Passive Fire Protection Site Manager to oversee the delivery of fire safety compliance projects, ensuring the highest levels of safety, quality, and regulatory adherence.

The Role

As a Passive Fire Protection Site Manager, you will be the key point of leadership for site operations, responsible for delivering projects that involve the installation, remediation, and certification of passive fire protection measures. This includes fire-stopping, fire door installation and maintenance, compartmentation works, and structural fire integrity upgrades. You will manage the full lifecycle of each project, from mobilisation and pre-start planning through to handover and certification, ensuring all works are compliant with relevant legislation, manufacturer specifications, and third-party accreditation schemes.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Leadership: Plan, organise, and control site activities to ensure work is delivered on time, within budget, and to the agreed quality standards.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all works meet the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Building Regulations, BS 476, BS 8214, and other relevant standards.

Quality Assurance: Carry out detailed inspections of installed works, producing photographic and written evidence for audit and certification purposes.

Stakeholder Management: Maintain clear communication with clients, consultants, building control officers, fire risk assessors, and internal teams.

Health & Safety: Enforce strict Health & Safety protocols, conduct risk assessments, method statements, toolbox talks, and site inductions in line with policy and CDM Regulations.

Subcontractor Oversight: Coordinate and manage specialist subcontractors, ensuring they hold appropriate accreditations (e.g., FIRAS, BM Trada) and deliver works to specification.

Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate site records, prepare progress reports, and manage all handover documentation, including certification packs.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing passive fire protection projects within construction, housing, healthcare, education, or commercial environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of fire-stopping, fire door installation/maintenance, compartmentation, and cavity barrier systems.
• FIRAS, FDIS, or equivalent third-party accreditation schemes.
• SMSTS certification.
• NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Management or equivalent.
• Experience with digital reporting tools for fire safety compliance.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in working for this established company, please apply with your updated CV.