Job Description

About the role

Join our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as a

Fire Risk Assessor

on the H

inkley Point C Project.

About Hinkley Point C

The first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years; Hinkley Point C in Somerset will provide low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes, create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.



Marking a significant milestone in the revitalisation of our nuclear power industry, Hinkley Point C will make a major contribution to the UKs move to reduce carbon emissions. The electricity generated by its two EPR reactors will offset 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

This is a fully site based role

What you'll be doing

You will be accountable to the MEH Alliance Fire Safety Manager for the performance of the key deliverables listed below.


Promote and support the development of a positive fire safety culture

among MEH Alliance employees and stakeholders.
Intervening where shortfalls in fire safety have been identified and assist

in the rectification of standards to allow safe continuation of works.
Contribute to the development and implementation of fire safety systems,

procedures, and policies.
Conduct fire safety inspections for development of fire risk assessments

and ongoing monitoring to ensure effectiveness.
Champion continuous improvement in fire safety practices and systems

across the construction site.
Maintain fire risk assessments to ensure they are suitable and sufficient

for the works being undertaken and risk of fire.
Cooperate with other contractor's fire risk assessors to ensure approach

to fire risk assessments are coordinated.
Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the site

processes and procedures relating to fire safety ensuring advise and guidance provided to the MEH Alliance operations are compliant with requirements.

Who we're looking for

You must have,


Fire Risk Assessment Certification Level 3 or Level 4 for Complex Buildings

(level 4 required by Q2 2026)


Desirable,


NEBOSH Fire Certificate Diploma in Fire Safety Lv4 (Fire Inspector) IOSH Managing Safety Previous experience of fire safety in the construction industry or other high

risk/complex environments.


You MUST be able to obtain a BPSS security clearance.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.



Why join us?



As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:


Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.



We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.



At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.



To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.



As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.



Job Reference: BBUK16106