Freelance Fire, Health & Safety Consultant

Freelance Fire, Health & Safety Consultant | Hybrid | Competitive day rate | London and M25

At Ark Workplace Risk, we empower our clients to confidently manage risk, compliance, and safety through a trusted partnership built on expert knowledge, innovative solutions, and proactive guidance and insight.

About Ark Workplace Risk:

• Proven Expert Knowledge: With over 30 years of experience and a trusted reputation among 200+ UK organisations, we provide workable solutions that align with our clients' organisational and business goals, as well as regulatory requirements.
• Industry-Leading Software: Our innovative tools streamline risk and compliance management, putting clients in control and enabling them to demonstrate accountability to stakeholders.
• Insight-Driven Solutions: As industry thought leaders, we provide actionable insights into emerging legislation, guidance, and industry trends, ensuring court-readiness for their business.
• Responsive Partnership: From every day, business-as-usual guidance to urgent, critical, complex, and contentious scenarios, we work in partnership with clients, becoming their trusted advisor and solution provider, whenever and wherever they need us most.

About the Role:

Reporting into a Team Leader (each team is circa 5-7) and up to the Director of Professional Services, you will be joining a market-leading team of professionals to undertake risk assessments and advise on fire, health and safety matters at mainly low-mid buildings, to our established portfolio of clients across a variety of segments, including, residential, commercial and retail.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake risk assessments including fire and health and safety, ensuring the fee-earning target is met.
• Undertake various fire, health and safety assignments within your competency.
• Deliver client reports within the agreed SLA, in accordance with a forensic and pragmatic approach to ensure the Ark 'Gold Standard' is achieved.
• Design health and safety site management systems where required, specific to client requirements.
• Undertake onsite briefings and advise on risk management improvements.
• Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with other consultants on learning opportunities to ensure we are constantly sharing knowledge across the team.

Practical Requirements:

• The consultant has a full driving license and the ability to drive/ travel by public transport to assignments.
• Ability to facilitate hybrid working with a home office that is suitable for connectivity to the office and clients, a safe and productive place to work conducive for delivering daily duties.