Compartmentation Surveyor

Senior Compartmentation Surveyor (Contract)

Location: Surrey (exact site disclosed post onboarding)

Start: ASAP - within the next 1/2 weeks

Working Hours: 08:00-17:00 (standard hours)

Engagement: Day rate contract (LTD company preferred)

Access: Full access provided by on site FM team

Deliverables: Marked up plans, photographic evidence, and full written report

Overview

We are supporting a leading consultancy on an urgent full building compartmentation survey across a multi-use public building in Surrey. This is a non-intrusive, technical survey designed to assess existing compartmentation performance against the building's established fire strategy and compartmentation intent, as detailed in the attached strategy documentation and plans.

We require a high calibre, senior passive fire consultant capable of producing robust, accurate, and technically defensible compartmentation findings. This survey is time sensitive due to the building's operational schedule, so the consultant must be able to attend site and produce outputs promptly.

Scope of Works

The surveyor will complete a comprehensive compartmentation survey across all floors and areas of the building, including (but not limited to):

• Compartment walls and floors



• Protected shafts, protected stairways, and lobby protection



• Plant rooms, technical spaces, risers and back of house areas



• Ceiling voids, roof voids, and service penetrations



• Fire-stopping locations, cavity barriers, structural fire protection



• Openings, breaches, unsealed penetrations, and material defects



• Review against fire resistance expectations (e.g., FR30/FR60) shown within the strategy pack

This work is non intrusive but must be sufficiently thorough to identify likely defects, missing protection, condition issues, and non-compliances.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out a full building compartmentation survey, comparing existing conditions to fire strategy drawings and compartmentation diagrams.



• Inspect voids, risers, roof spaces, plant areas and above ceiling cavities using safe access equipment.

Identify risks including:

• Missing or damaged fire stopping



• Unprotected service penetrations



• Breaches in compartment lines



• Incorrect or deteriorated fire-resistant construction

• Produce marked up floor plans, clearly identifying defect locations.



• Compile a structured photographic evidence log, indexed to plan references.

Prepare a technical written report with:

• Executive summary



• Findings and defects



• Risk categorisation



• Recommendations for remedial works



• Alignment against relevant fire safety standards



• Provide RAMS in advance and bring own ladders/inspection equipment.



• Work efficiently within the access window to ensure delivery before operational pressures increase.
  
  

   

  
  
  

  Required Qualifications

  
  
  
  
  
  • Professional fire safety qualification such as:
  
  
  
  • IFE Level 3 or Level 4
  
  
  
  • ASFP Level 3 or Level 4
  
  
  
  • IFC / BM TRADA / FIRAS certified inspector (passive fire protection / fire stopping)
  
  
  
  • Or equivalent high level technical competency in passive fire
    
    

     

    
    
  
  
  
  



• Significant experience in compartmentation surveys across complex, multi use buildings (auditoria, public assembly, cultural, commercial or similar environments).

Strong applied understanding of:

• BS 9999 (fire design & management)



• Approved Document B



• Fire resisting construction (FR30/FR60 elements)



• Cavity barriers, protected shafts, structural fire protection



• Ability to interpret advanced fire strategy drawings, floor plans and compartmentation mark-ups.



• Proven ability to produce high quality reports suitable for fire engineering review.



• Comfortable accessing voids, risers and plant rooms, and assessing penetrations, ductwork, and service routes.
  
  

   

  
  
  

  Desirable

  
  



• Chartered or working towards chartership:



• MIFireE, MIFSM, MCAB