Carpenter - Fire Compartment Team

The University of Warwick’s campus is busy day and night, with people teaching, researching and living in its buildings. Keeping those buildings safe depends on work most people never notice. We’re looking for a skilled Carpenter who specialises in fire doors and fire stopping to join the Building Fabric Fire Team in our Estates Maintenance department.

About the role

You’ll carry out statutory, planned and reactive maintenance of the University’s passive fire protection. That means inspecting, repairing, remediating and replacing fire doors, and installing and maintaining fire stopping systems across campus. You’ll also deliver fire compartmentation works and support fire safety inspections and surveys. Every job you do will meet the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. 

Fire protection is your focus, but you’ll use your wider joinery skills too. In our joinery workshop you’ll hang doors and fit ironmongery, and make bespoke windows, doors, ramps, kitchens and staircases. You will: 

• Respond to jobs through our job notification system within target SLAs
• Read fire strategy drawings and compartmentation plans
• Keep compliance and asset records accurate
• Work alongside other trades, contractors and building users so that disruption stays to a minimum

When needed, you’ll also supervise supporting labour, price up minor works and take part in the University’s emergency response.

About you

• NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry or Joinery, or an equivalent qualification.
• Extensive carpentry and joinery experience across a varied range of repairs, materials, tools and machinery, including installing new fixtures and fittings. You’ll need a portfolio of your work to show us.
• Up-to-date knowledge of statutory compliance, health and safety legislation and Building Regulations.
• A practical problem-solver who can diagnose faults, use your own initiative and know when to escalate.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, confident reporting on work completed and reading O&M manuals.
• Well organised, with the discipline to keep records up to date at all times.
• Equally comfortable working on your own or as part of a team.
• Computer literate across Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
• A full UK driving licence (or EU equivalent).

Desirable

A Certificate in Fire Safety or Construction, plus fire door certification such as BM TRADA Q-Mark Fire Door Installation/Maintenance or Fire Door Inspection, FIRAS Fire Door Installation/Maintenance, or FDIS Certified Fire Door Inspector (CertFDI).

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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