Fire Risk Assessor - Central East Region

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

As a Watch Manager, you will plan, schedule and deliver life safety fire risk assessments (FRAs) across the Defence estate, and provide fire safety advice, in order that Defence can manage fire risk effectively and protect its people and property.

You will be expected to travel 2-3 days per week across the Central Region of the UK (Nottingham, Leicester, Peterborough, Northampton, Cambridge areas), the remainder of the week will be home based. Travel and accommodation expenses are provided.

What you will be doing:

• Working remotely, using MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Teams) along with our internal system to forecast, plan and manage an ongoing programme of FRA visits
• Travelling to a wide range of Defence sites across the region (a vehicle is provided)
• Planning an efficient programme, taking into account workload and travel times/distances
• Managing 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

Essential - Skills/Experience/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)

Desirable - Skills/Experience/Qualifications:

• Professional fire safety certification/registration (e.g. IFE, IFSM)
• Experience/training in fire investigations and/or fire resilience (property protection) risk assessments

About Defence Fire and Rescue

Capita are creating a world class Fire and Rescue Service with the UK Ministry of Defence. We are changing the future of firefighting within Defence with significant investment in technology, including the introduction of 128 state of the art fire fighting vehicles, and creating the conditions to provide Defence with a balanced approach to managing fire risk through an improved Prevention, Protection and Response strategy. We care about the safety of every firefighter, which is why we have invested in innovative training technology at our Fire Service College, providing state of the art scenario-based training in a realistic training environment. We are committed to our UK Armed Forces, just as we are to protecting our firefighters, whilst ensuring that Defence's operational capability is always supported.

What's in it for you:

• Offering a salary up to £46,000, depending on experience
• Vehicle provided for site visits
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27), plus option to buy extra leave
• Pension, life assurance, cycle-to-work scheme, and enhanced family leave
• Lifestyle perks including retail, travel, and wellbeing discounts
• Paid volunteering day and access to inclusive employee networks
• Joining and existing, supportive team

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