Centralised Fire Watch Black Hat (Non-Working Supervisor)

EDF Energy Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited seeks a Centralised Fire Watch Supervisor to provide leadership and operational control for fire watch activities across the UK, with initial deployment to HM1. This is a non-working supervisory post requiring coordination with multiple contractors and hot work locations.

You will ensure compliance with fire safety plans, supervise Fire Watchers, and report on performance and risks. A strong safety background and relevant certificates are essential for success.

Qualifications

• CITB MAPS or CCNSG certification is mandatory.
• Microsoft Office proficiency required (Outlook/Excel/Word/PowerPoint).
• ISO45001 Internal Auditor qualification desired.
• First Aid at Work certification required.
• NEBOSH Fire Safety certificate mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead the centralised Fire Watch organisation as the accountable operational supervisor for deployment, coordination and assurance; non-working supervisory role.
• Attend and contribute to planning meetings to forecast demand and establish daily deployment plans.
• Ensure coverage and resilience for shifts, breaks and changes in priorities across multiple contractors and hot work locations.
• Verify compliance with Centralised Fire Watch plans, permits and fire safety requirements; coach and supervise Fire Watchers.
• Act as escalation point for safety concerns and monitor performance, reporting trends and corrective actions.

Education

CITB MAPS certificate

CCNSG

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

ISO45001 Internal Auditor

First Aid at Work

NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety

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Centralised Fire Watch Black Hat (Non-Working Supervisor)

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NRL Solutions (Arabelle Solutions)
Hinkley Point C

Overall Target of the Position

Provide dedicated non-working leadership and operational control of the Centralised Fire Watch function across the UK3011 scope, initially within HM1. Ensure safe, competent and efficient deployment of fire watching resources across multiple contractors and hot work locations, maintaining compliance with Principal Contractor requirements and effective fire prevention and emergency response arrangements.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Lead the centralised Fire Watch organisation as the accountable operational supervisor for deployment, coordination and assurance. This is a non-working supervisory role; routine fire watching is not a primary duty.

Leadership, planning and resource management

• Direct and coordinate Fire Watch Blue Hats and Fire Watchers from Arabelle Solutions and participating Tier 2 contractors.
• Attend the Plan of the Week (PLOW) and Plan of the Day (PLOD) meetings to forecast demand, confirm workfaces and establish daily deployment plans.
• Maintain sufficient coverage and resilience for breaks, sickness, absence, shift changes and changing construction priorities.
• Serve as the primary operational interface with Construction, Permit Office, EHS, Fire Safety and contractor management; incorporate hot works status into established shift handovers.

Operational control and fire prevention

• Assess simultaneous hot work demand and allocate resources based on approved work arrangements, hazards, access, supervision and response capability.
• Verify that flexible coverage of adjacent workfaces is justified by the point of work risk assessment (POWRA), with effective monitoring and response arrangements (approximately 10 metres or 15 seconds walking time where applicable).
• Verify appropriate workface supervision, communication, access, firefighting equipment and emergency escalation arrangements.
• Stop or require reassessment of arrangements when work scope, combustibles, access, visibility or surveillance conditions change, or safe monitoring cannot be assured.

Compliance, competence and assurance

• Verify compliance with the approved Centralised Fire Watch Management Plan, applicable Principal Contractor fire safety and hot work requirements, permits and Fire Watcher Passport Scheme.
• Carry out field assurance checks covering combustible controls, fire sterile areas, openings and penetrations, fire watch provision and required post-hot-work cooldown monitoring.
• Confirm Fire Watchers are trained, authorised and competent; coach Blue Hats, support assessments and identify training needs.
• Record non-compliances, emerging trends and corrective actions, escalating unresolved risks appropriately.

Emergency preparedness and performance

• Act as escalation point for concerns, ensure effective emergency communications and support response, incident reviews and lessons learned.
• Monitor resource utilisation, coverage, training, compliance and deployment effectiveness; provide periodic performance updates and improvement recommendations.
• Support safe construction delivery without compromising required fire prevention and response outcomes.

Key Performance Indicators

• Completion and effectiveness of planned Fire Watch coverage, including shift handover and contingency arrangements.
• Compliance findings, overdue corrective actions and repeat non-conformances.
• Competence and Fire Watcher Passport currency, training completion and supervision effectiveness.
• Fire Watch utilisation, unfulfilled demand, deployment efficiency and avoidable hot work disruption.
• Fire-related incidents, near misses and implementation of lessons learned.

Job Specifics

Site-based supervisory role supporting planned day and night coverage, potentially including weekends and shift handovers.

Operates across multiple construction workfaces and contractors, with initial deployment to HM1 and expansion subject to approval. Must participate in operational planning, field assurance and incident-related reviews. This is a non-working supervisory post.

Requirements:

Mandatory (MUST)

• Be a holder of a current CITB MAPS certificate or CCNSG,
• Be competent with the Microsoft packages – Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point;
• ISO45001 Internal Auditor Certificate;
• First Aid at Work;
• Recognised Accident/Incident Investigation Training;
• Hold a NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety,

Professional Experience

Mandatory (MUST)

• Minimum of five years’ relevant EHS, fire safety or operational supervision experience on major construction projects, preferably power generation, nuclear or oil and gas.
• Strong practical knowledge of construction fire safety controls, permit-to-work arrangements and operational risk management.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK Fire Safety legislation
• Able to navigate in a multi-cultural environment;
• Proven experience coordinating multiple construction workfaces and supervisory teams, with knowledge of hot works, fire prevention, emergency arrangements and high-risk mechanical installation activities.

Language Skills

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation - but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.