Senior Fire Safety Compliance Assessor

Join our team of intelligent and collaborative Changemakers and make your mark on tomorrow! 

This role will see you become a leader, thereby enhancing your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’s Property Compliance team. You will collaborate with talented and diverse professionals working on iconic projects to drive future-ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

Our Environment team is solving some of Australia’s biggest challenges. We are preserving and improving our built and natural environments, finding ways to use and re-use our resources, and building safe and future-ready infrastructure to support places where communities can thrive. 

What you’ll do

As a Senior Building Fire Safety Compliance Assessor, this role will see you responsible for conducting fire safety assessments and audits as well as building compliance assessments. Reporting to the Team Manager – Essential Safety Measures, and supported by a team of high-performing experts, your specific responsibilities will include:

• Conducting essential fire safety measure audits, facilitating systems interface tests and completing Annual Fire Safety Statements
• Servicing clients who manage a range of property profiles including commercial, retail, warehouse and industrial facilities
• Managing and delivering assigned projects to ensure they meet defined project objectives, timeframes, budgets and quality assurance standards
• Acting as a subject matter expert and regularly communicating with key internal and external stakeholders to convey high-quality and accurate technical information
• Contributing to the region’s pipeline of business to ensure revenue targets are achieved through proactive client relationships and project management

About you

You will hold Fire Safety Assessor accreditation with the Fire Protection Association of Australia and have proven experience in the auditing of essential fire safety measures, with a sound knowledge of AS1851, the BCA and legacy codes and standards applicable to building fire safety. 

Other experience and attributes you will need to ensure success in this role include:

• You will have excellent interpersonal, project management, problem-solving and analytical skills with strong attention to detail and focus on clients. 
• You will possess the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with others as well as the skills to communicate and build strong business relationships. 
• Tertiary qualifications in engineering and/or fire technology, plus previous experience in a consulting role will be highly regarded.

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future ReadyTM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. 

At WSP, we want you to embrace your curiosity and work in a culture celebrating different perspectives. With access to global scale and reach, you’ll connect with the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you’ll imagine a better future for you.

To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Benefits page.

Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.

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