Senior Passive Fire Contracts Manager

Senior Passive Fire Contracts Manager

Location: Site-based (UK) with weekly attendance in Gillingham, Kent
Salary: £60,000 £65,000 + company vehicle
Company: LFS Limited

LFS Limited is a well-established and growing passive fire protection contractor, delivering fire stopping and fire door works across residential, commercial, and public-sector frameworks.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a Senior Passive Fire Contracts Manager to take full ownership of live projects and lead delivery across multiple sites with minimal supervision.

The Role

This is a senior, delivery-focused position. You will be trusted to run projects independently and take responsibility for programme, quality, compliance, and commercial control.

Key responsibilities include:

• End-to-end management of passive fire contracts

• Leading delivery across fire stopping and fire door packages

• Planning and coordinating labour, materials, access, and programmes

• Managing site teams and specialist subcontractors

• Ensuring works meet specification, certification, and fire safety requirements

• Direct client liaison and issue resolution on live sites

• Weekly coordination and management meetings in Gillingham

• Managing variations, progress reporting, and handover documentation

• Supporting audits, inspections, and quality reviews

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a Contracts Manager within passive fire protection

• Strong, practical knowledge of fire stopping systems

• Strong knowledge of fire door installation and remediation

• Ability to manage multiple live sites autonomously

• Confident dealing with clients, consultants, and senior stakeholders

• Full UK driving licence

• Able to attend Gillingham on a weekly basis

Desirable

• FIRAS / BM TRADA or similar schemes

• Experience working on social housing or public-sector frameworks

• SMSTS

• Strong understanding of compliance evidence and certification

• IFE Level 3

What s on Offer

• £60,000 £65,000 basic salary

• Company vehicle

• Stable, long-term workload

• High level of autonomy and responsibility

• Supportive and structured senior management