Technical Director | Fire & Assets | London | Full Time | Competitive Salary

Bellrock is looking for a Technical Director to lead technical governance across its Fire and Asset Compliance services.

This is a senior role with a clear focus on risk, quality, compliance and professional standards. You will provide independent technical oversight across fire engineering, fire risk, building surveying, six-facet surveys, asbestos management and water hygiene.

You will help make sure Bellrock’s technical work is accurate, legal, consistent and ready for audit. In plain English: you stop important compliance work from turning into a beautifully formatted legal headache. A noble public service, really.

About Bellrock

Bellrock is a UK property services business that helps organisations manage estates in a smarter way.

The company uses people, data and technology to improve compliance, quality, cost control and building performance. Its services cover consulting, critical engineering, intelligent asset care and technology.

Bellrock also uses platforms such as Concerto IWMS, Mobiess and InMetriks to support data-led estate management at scale.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Technical Director, you will lead technical governance across complex compliance services.

You will:

• Set technical standards: Own templates, methods, reports and governance frameworks.
• Lead technical governance: Make sure fire and asset services are legal, robust and aligned with industry rules.
• Manage accreditations: Oversee UKAS schemes, BAFE, FIRAS, ISO standards and other relevant frameworks.
• Lead audits: Prepare for external audits, renewals and reviews.
• Maintain competence: Build competence frameworks linked to current regulation and sector standards.
• Track legal change: Monitor new law, guidance and industry reform.
• Interpret regulation: Give clear views on fire safety, building compliance, asbestos and water hygiene rules.
• Support CPD: Oversee technical learning and professional development across the division.
• Resolve disputes: Act as the final point of escalation for complex technical issues.
• Manage risk: Support professional indemnity controls and review high-risk outputs.
• Support operations: Work with leaders to embed standards in delivery teams.
• Shape services: Make sure new services are technically sound before launch.
• Support bids: Add technical credibility to tenders and client proposals.

Technical Director Responsibilities

This Technical Director role will suit someone who can work at senior level while still caring about the detail.

You will provide oversight that is separate from day-to-day delivery. This helps protect technical quality, reduce risk and keep the business ready for audit.

You will also help Bellrock stay aligned with key rules, standards and certification schemes. That means clear methods, strong records and teams who know what good looks like. Astonishingly, “just wing it” remains a poor compliance strategy.

About You

You will be a senior technical leader with deep experience in fire safety, engineering, building surveying or asset compliance.

You will bring:

• Senior experience: Strong experience across fire safety, engineering, surveying or compliance.
• Technical authority: Credibility across more than one compliance area.
• Governance skills: A clear grasp of technical standards, audit needs and risk controls.
• Regulatory knowledge: Strong knowledge of fire, building, asbestos and water hygiene rules.
• Accreditation experience: Experience with UKAS or similar accredited schemes.
• Policy experience: The ability to develop technical policy, frameworks or standards.
• Risk awareness: Strong understanding of professional indemnity and governance risk.
• Team leadership: Experience leading technical teams across several disciplines.
• Communication skills: The ability to influence senior leaders, clients and regulators.
• Calm judgement: Confidence handling complex, high-risk or disputed issues.
• AI fluency: Curiosity about AI and the ability to use new tools to improve work.

Key Knowledge Areas

You should have strong knowledge of:

• Building Safety Act 2022
• Fire Safety Act 2021
• Approved Document B
• PAS 9980
• Control of Asbestos Regulations
• HSG 264
• ACOP L8
• HSG 274
• Relevant British Standards
• UKAS or similar schemes
• Professional indemnity governance
• Technical audit frameworks

Qualifications

Chartered status is strongly preferred.

This may include:

• CEng
• MRICS
• MCIOB
• MIFireE
• Equivalent professional status in a relevant field

Key Technical Director Skills

Bellrock is looking for someone with strong skills in:

• Technical governance
• Fire safety compliance
• Asset compliance
• Building surveying
• Asbestos management
• Water hygiene compliance
• Audit readiness
• Regulatory interpretation
• Risk management
• Technical policy
• Accreditation management
• Senior stakeholder influence
• Team leadership
• Service development

Working Pattern

Bellrock supports smarter working where the role and business needs allow.

For this role, you will work from the London Paddington office two days per week with the team. The rest of the week can be worked from home.

Why Join Bellrock?

This is a strong opportunity to take on a senior technical leadership role in a growing property services business.

You will help shape compliance standards across high-risk services and support safer, better-managed estates. You will also work with senior leaders to improve methods, reduce risk and build strong technical teams.

Benefits

Bellrock offers a broad benefits package, including:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• One extra thank-you day of leave
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• Life cover
• Paid sick leave
• Employee assistance and wellness programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Option to buy up to 5 extra days’ holiday
• Offers and discount scheme
• Healthcare Cashplan
• MotorSave Scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Liftshare
• Virtual GP

Diversity and Inclusion

Bellrock wants to create a workplace where people feel welcome, included and supported.

The company values different views and backgrounds. It aims to help people do their best work through learning, flexible working, wellbeing support and strong career development.

Application Tips

Use your CV to show clear examples of senior technical leadership.

Focus on work where you have led governance, improved standards, managed audits, handled accreditation, reviewed high-risk outputs or interpreted complex regulation.

It will also help to show your experience across fire safety, building compliance, asbestos, water hygiene or asset services. Keep your examples clear, specific and linked to outcomes.