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Technical Consultant (trainee)

Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire
The Fire Protection Association

An exciting opportunity to join The Fire Protection Association’s technical division. Our specialist technical team undertake work such as fire safety engineering, research, consultancy and experimental work, including full scale fire testing.

The Fire Protection Association (FPA) is the UK’s national fire safety organisation with an unrivalled reputation for quality of work in all aspects of loss prevention, including research, consultancy, training, publications, risk surveying and auditing.

The Technical Division of the FPA is a unique blend of engineers, scientists and consultants. We provide a comprehensive range of practical, high integrity services, tailored to the clients’ requirements. Our clients include ‘blue chip’ organisations, government departments, insurers and the Ministry of Defence.

In order to support our growing business needs we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic graduate from an engineering, scientific or other technical discipline to join our organisation. The successful candidate will be provided with extensive training in a range of disciplines and during their first year will have the opportunity to work in a variety of the Technical Division’s business streams:

· Experimental fire research (including lab-based and desk-based projects)

· Insurance services (including research and risk management surveys)

· Fire advisory services (including fire risk assessments and consultancy)

· Fire engineering services (including third party FE verification)

The position will be at our head office, based within the campus of the Fire Service College at Moreton in Marsh in Gloucestershire and there will be some requirement to travel.

As a small and friendly organisation with international reach, we can offer the right candidate a comprehensive, exciting and varied grounding in the fire safety industry, with the potential to develop into a subject matter expert.

For more information about the work of the FPA, please visit our website, www.thefpa.co.uk

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please email or post your CV and covering letter to;

Simon Bird, Fire Protection Association, London Road, Moreton in Marsh. GL56 0RH

Email sbird@thefpa.co.uk or telephone for an informal chat on 01608 812 540


The Fire Protection Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No. 3806681
Registered office: London Road, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0RH
Phone: +44 (0)1608 812 500 . Fax: +44 (0)1608 812 501 . Email: fpa@thefpa.co.uk