Authorising Engineer; Fire

Authorising Engineer (Fire)

Location:

UK Wide Travel

Salary:
Competitive Salary + Car Allowance

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday 8:00 to 17:00

Benefits:
Car Allowance, Private Healthcare, 25 days holidays + Bank holidays, Health Cash Plan, Discount Shopping, Gym, Days Out, Learning & Development opportunities, Paid Volunteering Days, plus many more.

Other factors:
Ability and willingness to achieve Security Clearance (SC).

At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day‑to‑day operations. Our purpose is to “create a better world at work”. Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data‑driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers’ evolving requirements.

This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeploying their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.

As Authorising Engineer (Fire) reporting to the Senior Authorising Engineer, you will deliver the following responsibilities.

• 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.
• Undertake structured audits, inspections and assurance reviews, ensuring corrective actions are recorded, reported and closed out and compliance is evidenced.
• Maintain robust technical records, certifications and assurance outputs for auditability and reporting.

• 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.
• 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.
• Provide technical support to colleagues involving high‑risk fire mitigation activities, providing SME‑level oversight and intervention when required.
• Record identified fire risks onto RAIDD Logs, Assurance Dashboards and reports for governance.

• Develop and implement EMCOR UK policies and procedures to meet legal, regulatory and client requirements.
• Draft, peer review and issue compliance bulletins, directives and technical guidance notes to deliver standards across accounts.
• Capture lessons learned from incidents, corrective actions from audits into revised processes and training where required.
• Drive continuous improvement by benchmarking EMCOR UK’s approach against industry leaders (BM Trada, FDIS, FIRAS, CIBSE, SFG
  20 etc.).

• Derive the appropriate Fire Compartmentation requirements of EMCOR UK’s Competency Management System (CMS).
• Support the identification, assessment and periodic monitoring of Authorised Persons and ensure appropriate registers are maintained.
• Develop training frameworks and partnerships with accredited providers, ensuring training effectiveness is evaluated and evidenced.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and technical development opportunities for individuals delivering passive fire safety services.

• Provide SME assurance support to account mobilisation…