Fire and Building Safety Specialist

Birmingham Airport Authority; Park Central; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Birmingham Airport Authority is seeking a Fire Safety professional to join the Health, Safety & Fire Team. You will provide expert fire safety guidance across the airport, ensuring compliance with the Fire Safety Order and Building Regulations, and support the Capital Investment Programme's safety requirements.

You will develop and maintain fire policies, lead on risk assessments and inspections, investigate incidents, and support construction projects with regulatory duties.

Qualifications

• Fire safety experience in a similar role.
• Level 4 Fire Safety qualification (or equivalent).
• Certified fire risk assessor qualification.
• Experience managing fire safety in construction environments.
• Strong understanding of Fire Safety Order, Building Regulations, BS 9999 and Building Safety Act.
• Ability to interpret drawings, conduct inspections, complete audits and advise on safety.

Responsibilities

• Fire safety advice — Provide competent, practical guidance across diverse hazards, ensuring risks are effectively controlled.
• Fire safety documentation — Develop, review and maintain fire policies, processes and records, with emphasis on the Golden Thread and Regulation 38.
• Incident investigation — Support investigations into accidents, incidents and near-misses, identifying corrective actions and sharing lessons learned.
• Fire risk assessments — Undertake and review assessments, ensuring actions are allocated and completed promptly.
• Fire inspections & audits — Conduct inspections, monitor compliance, and review fire safety arrangements across the airport.
• Construction & project support — Lead on fire safety compliance for development projects, advising contractors and project teams on regulatory duties.

Skills

Fire safety knowledge

Fire safety experience

Regulatory interpretation

Technical competency

Communication

Drawing interpretation

Education

Level 4 Fire Safety qualification (or equivalent)

Fire risk assessment certification

Tools

Drawing interpretation

Job description

About The Role

Join our Health, Safety & Fire Team and help keep colleagues, passengers and contractors safe across Birmingham Airport. You’ll support fire safety compliance, provide expert guidance, and play a key role in ensuring our Capital Investment Programme meets Building Regulations and the Fire Safety Order. This role is central to maintaining the airport’s Golden Thread of safety information and driving a positive fire safety culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Fire safety advice — Provide competent, practical guidance across diverse hazards, ensuring risks are effectively controlled.
• Fire safety documentation — Develop, review and maintain fire policies, processes and records, with emphasis on the Golden Thread and Regulation 38.
• Incident investigation — Support investigations into accidents, incidents and near‑misses, identifying corrective actions and sharing lessons learned.
• Fire risk assessments — Undertake and review assessments, ensuring actions are allocated and completed promptly.
• Fire inspections & audits — Conduct inspections, monitor compliance, and review fire safety arrangements across the airport.
• Construction & project support — Lead on fire safety compliance for development projects, advising contractors and project teams on regulatory duties.

Experience Required

• Fire safety experience — Demonstrable experience in a similar fire safety role.
• Fire safety qualification — Level 4 Fire Safety qualification (or equivalent).
• Fire risk assessment certification — Professionally certified qualification in fire risk assessment.
• Construction fire safety — Experience managing fire safety within construction environments.
• Legislation knowledge — Strong understanding of key fire legislation including the Fire Safety Order, Building Regulations, BS 9999 and the Building Safety Act.
• Technical competency — Ability to interpret drawings, conduct inspections, complete audits and provide targeted fire safety advice.

About Us

Birmingham Airport is the UK’s seventh‑largest, with 30 airlines connecting passengers to over 120 direct destinations and more than 400 worldwide. We are on a strong growth trajectory, with forecasts indicating we will serve over 18 million customers annually by 2033. By then, HS2 will link us to central London in just 37 minutes, and we are committed to achieving our ambition of becoming a net zero carbon airport.

Our purpose is: Proud of Every Journey. That means everyone at the airport and the 100 organisations operating on the airport site, taking pride in getting customers safely, punctually, and comfortably from A to B.

By creating a kind, values-driven environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their best to work, we will retain and develop our people – and deliver on our purpose. Our seven pillars, Growth, Customer, Neighbour, Efficiency, People, Safety & Security and Carbon, support the strategic output of the company.

Our values – Curious, Dedicated, Inclusive, Respectful & Supportive guide how our colleagues treat each other as we serve customers with safety and security as our top priority.