Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate Team Leader

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Folly Gate; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department is seeking a Team Leader for the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate. This role involves delivering leadership and support for Inspectors, promoting compliance with fire safety regulations, and training new Inspectors. Candidates should possess a Level 4 Diploma in Business Fire Safety and significant experience as a Fire Safety Inspector. The salary for this position is £54,531, with additional pension contributions.

Benefits

Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension contributions

Qualifications

• Candidates must have qualifications for Level 4 Diploma in Business Fire Safety.
• Extensive experience as a qualified Fire Safety Inspector is required.

Responsibilities

• Promote compliance with the Fire Safety Order.
• Lead the inspection team for complex inspections.
• Train and assess new Inspectors.

Skills

Strong influencing skills

Natural communication ability

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Level 4 Diploma in Business Fire Safety

Job description

Are you a strong advocate for change and continuous improvement? Would you bring strong influencing skills and be comfortable in pushing back to your stakeholders when required? Are you a natural communicator with the ability to tailor your communication approach to suit your audience?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join our team at the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate, (CPFSI) at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

As a Team Leader, you will deliver professional, technical, and managerial leadership and support for Inspectors. Your responsibilities will include:

• Promote CPFSI's mission to ensure compliance with the Fire Safety Order
• Lead the inspection team at the most complex and high-risk inspections
• Support complex inspection activity remotely with agile challenge and strategic benchmarking of regulatory decision-making
• Train and assess new Inspectors within the probation arrangements
• Travel to and from sites to undertake inspections predominantly in their own geographical region but not exclusively
• Direct responsibility for the wellbeing, specialist development, performance, and effective working of their 3 Inspectors, and be their primary source of advice and guidance

Candidates must have qualifications and development commensurate with accreditation to the Level 4 Diploma within the National Fire Chiefs Council Competency Framework for Business Fire Safety Regulators. Extensive experience as a qualified Fire Safety Inspector enforcing the Fire Safety Order 2005 is also required.

The salary for this role is £54,531, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £15,797 towards your membership in the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.