Defence Fire Risk Assessor — Regional Travel

Capita; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle provided

Holiday entitlement (23 days, rising 2

27 days with option to buy extra leave

Pension

Life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced family leave

Wellbeing discounts

Volunteering day

Employee networks

Job summary

Capita is seeking a Watch Manager to plan, schedule and deliver life safety fire risk assessments (FRAs) across the Defence estate, providing fire safety advice to manage risk and protect people and property. The role involves 2-3 days of travel weekly within the Central UK region, with the rest home-based.

You'll use MS Office and internal systems to forecast and manage FRA visits, travel to multiple Defence sites (vehicle provided), and ensure timely reports and briefings.

Qualifications

• Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety (Examples include Defence Fire Safety Practitioner, SFJ Level 4 Certificate (Fire Auditors or Fire Risk Assessors), FireQual Level 4 Certificate, ABBE Level 4 Diploma)
• Competent IT user
• Practical experience of fire risk assessments
• Good communicator, face-to-face and via email/report writing
• Well organised, able to plan and manage your own workload without close supervision
• Target driven - committed to meeting/exceeding targets
• Flexible to travel across the Central region (Midlands/East Midlands)

Responsibilities

• Forecast, plan and manage an ongoing programme of FRA visits
• Travel to Defence sites across the region (a vehicle is provided)
• Plan an efficient programme, taking into account workload and travel times/distances
• Manage your time effectively to ensure that monthly targets are met, including writing-up and issuing to the customer to required timescales
• Engaging with Defence Heads of Establishment and their teams, to plan and conduct effective visits, including face-to-face briefings on key findings
• Applying fire safety legislation and guidance, along with relevant Defence and Service policy, to deliver FRAs and fire safety advice

Job description

Capita is seeking a Watch Manager to plan, schedule and deliver life safety fire risk assessments (FRAs) across the Defence estate, providing fire safety advice to manage risk and protect people and property. The role involves 2-3 days of travel weekly within the Central UK region, with the rest home-based.

You'll use MS Office and internal systems to forecast and manage FRA visits, travel to multiple Defence sites (vehicle provided), and ensure timely reports and briefings.