Head of Fire Doors

We are working with an independent fire safety consultancy and engineering services business to recruit an experienced Head of Department – Fire Doors to lead and develop their established fire door division.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious fire door professional who combines strong technical expertise with proven management experience and commercial awareness.

As the Head of Fire Doors you will take ownership of the day-to-day running and continued development of the fire door department, ensuring the successful delivery of projects, maintaining high technical standards and providing an excellent service to clients nationwide.
The Role:As Head of Department for Fire Doors, you will have overall responsibility for the operational, technical and commercial performance of the fire door division.What's on Offer?
Competitive salary of £55,000–£60,000.
28 days annual leave.
An additional day off for your birthday.
The opportunity to lead and shape an established fire door department.
A senior position within an independent fire safety consultancy and engineering services business.
The opportunity to make a real impact on operational performance, team development and business growth.
Key responsibilities will include:

Managing, supporting and developing a team of approximately 7–10 direct reports.
Providing client-facing technical support and guidance, acting as a key point of contact for technical fire door queries.
Taking ownership of operational planning, scheduling and resource allocation.
Overseeing fire door ordering, ensuring materials and products are specified and ordered accurately and in line with project requirements.
Managing commercial delivery, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and in line with agreed budgets and expectations.
Working closely with the Contract Support Team to coordinate project delivery and maintain effective communication across the department.
Ensuring compliance with relevant fire door standards, certification requirements and industry best practice.About You:We are looking for someone with a strong background in fire doors who is ready to take the next step into a senior departmental leadership position.
You will ideally have:

2–3 years' management or supervisory experience.
Strong technical knowledge of BM TRADA certification, standards and fire door requirements.
A solid background within the fire door industry, ideally across installation, inspection, maintenance or remedial works.
Experience managing teams and overseeing operational delivery.
Good commercial awareness and an understanding of project costs, budgets and delivery.
Experience with planning, scheduling and fire door procurement.

Working Arrangements:This role will be based around a combination of office, home and nationwide site/client visits.

Monday and Friday: Office-based in Nottingham.
Three days per week: Nationwide site and client visits.
Overnight stays will occasionally be required due to the geographical spread of projects.What's on Offer?
Competitive salary of £55,000–£60,000.
28 days annual leave.
An additional day off for your birthday.
The opportunity to lead and shape an established fire door department.
A senior position within an independent fire safety consultancy and engineering services business.
The opportunity to make a real impact on operational performance, team development and business growth.If you're an experienced fire door professional with strong BM TRADA technical knowledge and the management experience to lead a team, we'd love to hear from you for this Head of Fire Door role.
Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion about the opportunity with Grace on +(phone number removed)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed