1 month contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
⢠The Fire Door Qualification Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the quality, compliance, and safety of fire door installations and fire safety measures across council\-owned residential and corporate buildings.
⢠The role focuses on inspecting, managing, and certifying fire doors and compartmentation works, overseeing contractors and operatives, maintaining statutory compliance, and supporting the Councilâs wider Housing Landlord and Fire Safety objectives.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
⢠Carry out intrusive and non\-intrusive inspections of fire doors, compartmentation, and fire safety measures across council properties.
⢠Manage and deliver annual and quarterly inspection programmes for communal and front entrance fire doors, maintaining accurate and auditable records.
⢠Identify defects, report findings, recommend remedial actions, and ensure issues are rectified within agreed timescales.
⢠Conduct Fire Risk Assessment surveys, addressing fire safety concerns including signage, compartmentation, and access.
⢠Supervise and manage contractors and up to 20 operatives, ensuring works are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to required standards.
⢠Manage fire door installation and remedial works contracts, including cost control, quality assurance, and third\-party sign\-off readiness.
⢠Monitor compliance with fire safety legislation, standards, and best practice, escalating regulatory changes to relevant stakeholders.
⢠Liaise with internal teams, residents, professional services, and external bodies such as Fire Services, auditors, and building control.
⢠Produce technical reports, inspection certificates, risk assessments, method statements, and performance documentation.
⢠Support staff development, performance management, health & safety compliance, and disciplinary processes when required.
Skills/Experience:
⢠Minimum 2 yearsâ experience working within the Fire Safety sector.
⢠Strong background in building maintenance, construction, and fire door installation or inspection.
⢠Proven supervisory experience managing operatives and contractors on site.
⢠Demonstrable knowledge of fire safety legislation, regulatory compliance, and health & safety requirements.
⢠Experience managing inspection programmes, defect tracking, and compliance reporting.
⢠Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
⢠Strong communication skills with the ability to engage residents, contractors, and professional stakeholders.
⢠Competent in producing reports, records, and documentation using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
⢠Ability to work at height, in confined spaces, and respond to emergency or out\-of\-hours requirements.
Additional Information:
⢠The closing date: 26/02/2026.
⢠Rate: £300â£350 per day.
⢠Location: Luton.
⢠Contract Duration: 26 January 2026 â 27 February 2026.
⢠Compliance: Standard compliance required.
⢠Must be able to attend sites within and outside the borough as required.
⢠Role involves physical inspections, including ladder use and working at height.
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