Compliance Testing Officer (Fire Safety)

PA Housing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing organization in Greater London seeks a Building Services Testing Officer to ensure fire safety system compliance and maintenance. This role involves regular testing, inspection of equipment, and responsibility for safety inspections in residences. Ideal candidates will possess strong fire safety knowledge and hands-on maintenance experience. The position requires a full valid driving license and a DBS check. Competitive benefits include 26 days' leave and health plans.

Benefits

High street discount schemes

Health cash plans

Flexible bank holidays

Car leasing scheme

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of fire safety measures and active fire safety systems.
• Good technical knowledge of building services equipment and maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with serving and maintaining fire alarms.

Responsibilities

• Carry out regular testing and inspection of fire safety systems.
• Record outcomes using mobile devices in an asset management system.
• Report faults and safety issues during inspections.

Skills

Knowledge of fire safety measures

Technical knowledge of building services equipment

Understanding of Health & Safety requirements

Experience with fire alarms and emergency equipment

Education

Relevant qualifications in fire safety

Tools

Mobile asset management systems (Keystone)

Job description

Additional role requirements

• DBS check required
• Full valid driving licence

Are you the one who can keep our buildings and our people safe?

We’re on the lookout for a skilled and proactive Building Services Testing Officer to join our team. In this role, you’ll be the go-to person for testing, inspecting, and maintaining PA Housing’s fire safety systems and building services equipment. From fire alarms to emergency lighting, you’ll make sure our homes and buildings are safe, compliant, and working exactly as they should.

This role will be primarily onsite and the area you will be covering is mainly South East London with a bit of South West and Croydon. So it’s essential you are comfortable driving a van round London.

This isn’t just a job it’s about protecting lives and ensuring residents feel safe where they live.

What’s in it for you.

In addition to the salary, we offer a number of benefits, including:

• High street discount schemes
• Health cash plans
• 26 days’ annual leave, increasing to 29 after three years, with the opportunity to buy more
• Flexible bank holidays to take them when it suits you
• Car leasing scheme

What you’ll be doing

• Carrying out regular testing, servicing, and inspection of fire safety systems and building services equipment (e.g. fire alarms, emergency lighting, AOVs, extinguishers, lifts, and more)
• Recording outcomes on our asset management system (Keystone) using mobile devices
• Reporting faults, malfunctions, or safety issues found during inspections
• Raising urgent orders and repairs where required
• Working with the wider Building Services team to improve consistency and share best practice

What we’re looking for

• Strong knowledge of fire safety measures and active fire safety systems
• Good technical knowledge of building services equipment, electrical systems, and maintenance
• Understanding of Health & Safety requirements in building services
• Hands‑on experience with servicing and maintaining fire alarms, detection systems, and emergency equipment

Qualifications (desirable)

• ICEL Advanced maintenance & operation in emergency lighting
• ICEL Emergency lighting foundation & design
• FIA Unit 1 Fire detection & design
• FIA Unit 5 Fire alarm maintenance
• Servicing & maintenance of portable fire extinguishers
• FIA Unit 4 Installation & testing of fire alarms
• FIA Electrical competency
• NICEIC Safe isolation workshop
• NICEIC Electrical accessory replacementNICEIC Electrical accessory replacement

If you’ve got the expertise and passion to keep our buildings safe, we’d love to hear from you. Don’t forget to upload your qualifications with your application to show us you’ve got what it takes!

Disclosure and Barring Service

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a standard / enhanced DBS check. A standard DBS check will show any spent and unspent convictions.

So why do we need to know this information? This role will be required to visit/support PA Housing residents in their own homes on a regular basis. Therefore we have a duty to our residents to ensure that we have taken precautions regarding who will be visiting them and representing PA Housing.

Having unspent convictions will not necessarily preclude you from being recruited into the role; if you are potentially the successful candidate, we will complete a risk assessment with you to understand the circumstances around your conviction, how relevant they are to the post you have applied for and what remedial action, if any, have you taken since your conviction. Suitable references will also need to be obtained prior to commencement of employment.

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