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Wayne Neville

Technical & Operations Director, Fire Safety

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Construction Education Facilities Management Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Housing & Property Justice Manufacturing & Consumer Product Rail & Transport Recycling & Waste Management Retail, Leisure & Hospitaility

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Fire Safety

About Wayne Neville

Wayne is the Technical & Operations Director for SOCOTEC UK Limited Fire Safety Team which sits under the Building & Real Estate Division. Wayne is responsible for the overall management of the Business Unit and the Fire Safety Consultants based around the country and an Operations Team based in our Oxfordshire office.

Wayne has worked in the Fire Industry and Fire Safety profession for over 33 years and hasled in the development and delivery of fire safety solutions and installations for a wide variety of construction projects across a range of building sectors. He has broad experience in fire safety engineering, fire risk assessment and fire safety management as well as passive & active fire safety installations.

Professional Experience

6 YEARS WITH THE COMPANY | 33 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY

Wayne has been the Technical & Operations Director at SOCOTEC UK since 2020 and since working for the company has been promoted twice from starting as a Principal Fire Safety Consultant to Fire Safety Practice Manager, and then to his current position as Director. Prior to working for SOCOTEC UK Wayne worked within the Kent Fire & Rescue Service for 11 years qualifying to Sub Officer/Watch Manager until deciding to expand his knowledge and career in fire safety.

Working within both the Private and Public sectors, Wayne worked for 9 years as an operational Station Officer & Incident Commander & Controller within the Manufacturing & Research Pharmaceutical industry, gaining vast knowledge of both building construction, fire safety solutions and fire engineering. Wayne then spent 4 years in HM Prison Service as a Fire Safety Manager/Advisor & Technician before moving into the NHS Sector where he spent a further 6 years covering Acute, Mental Health and community-based services both as a Fire Manager & Senior Fire Safety Advisor.

Qualifications

Fire Risk Assessment & Fire Safety Management – Fire Protection Association

Principles of Fire Safety at Work - Fire Protection Association

Prison Service Fire Safety Modules 1 & 2 – The Fire Service College, Moreton

IOSH Managing Safety in the Workplace – HMPS

C18 - Fire Protection Association - Passive Fire Protection (Intermediate)

C17C - Fire Protection Association - Understanding Fire Doors

CO7 - Fire Protection Association – Fire Risk Assessment in Complex Buildings

Fire Stopping Inspection Diploma (Independent Fire Inspections Ltd) accredited by IFSM/IFE

Fire & Smoke dampers Inspector - European Training Centre – A.E.M.E Ltd

Sub Officer – Kent Fire Brigade

Education

Level 7 Diploma / Senior Leader – Strategic Management (Fuel Learning)

Graduate / The Institution of Fire Engineers (GIFireE)

Level 4 NVQ – PTLLS - Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Level 3 NVQ Fire Safety Operations in the Community

Professional Licenses and Certification

BAFE SP205 (Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment) Certified Validator by the National Security Inspectorate (NSI)