Fire Safety Advisor

University of Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 46,735 - 55,755; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Services de conseil gratuits

Programme de vélo au travail

Régime de sacrifice salarial pour véhicules électriques

Réductions pour le personnel au gymnase Team Bath

Réductions sur les frais de scolarité des études supérieures

Réductions sur les cours de langues

Généreuse pension contributive de l'employeur

Généreuse allocation de congés annuels

Opportunités de développement personnel et professionnel

Entrée gratuite au musée Holburne à Bath

Job summary

Une université de renom recherche un conseiller en sécurité incendie expérimenté pour diriger les questions de sécurité incendie sur son campus. Le candidat idéal aura une connaissance approfondie des législations britanniques en matière de sécurité incendie et sera responsable de la mise en œuvre de la culture de sécurité incendie au sein de l'établissement. Ce rôle implique des audits, des formations et une collaboration étroite avec divers départements pour garantir la conformité.

Qualifications

• Expérience significative en conseil sur la sécurité incendie dans des bâtiments complexes.
• Engagement démontrable envers le développement professionnel continu.
• Capacité à collaborer avec des autorités réglementaires externes.

Responsibilities

• Agir en tant que contact principal pour toutes les questions de sécurité incendie.
• Développer et mettre en œuvre le système de gestion de la sécurité incendie de l'université.
• Réaliser des évaluations des risques d'incendie et soutenir les responsables.

Skills

Connaissance des législations de sécurité incendie

Compétences en communication

Approche proactive

Education

Membre diplômé de l'Institution des Ingénieurs de Feu (IFE)

Qualification en sécurité incendie niveau 5 ou équivalent

Job description

Salary Starting from £46,735, rising to £55,755

We’re seeking an experienced and pragmatic Fire Safety Advisor to lead on fire safety matters across the university.

About the role

As our subject matter expert on Fire Safety, you'll be responsible for:

• Acting as the main contact for all fire safety matters, providing advice and guidance, and acting as the University's appointed competent fire safety person.
• Developing and implementing the University's Fire Safety Management System and driving fire safety improvements to foster a proactive fire safety culture.
• Carrying out Fire Risk Assessments and supporting duty holders to address any areas of concern.
• Supporting and advising departments on fire safety matters in new building projects and refurbishments.
• Conducting fire safety audits to monitor practice and performance, identifying areas for improvement.
• Training: Developing, implementing, and delivering fire safety training.

Based within the University's Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing Service, you’ll join a specialist team providing support, advice and guidance across the University.

The role is predominantly based on the University's Claverton Down campus, although there will be some scope for hybrid working (normally up to 2 days per week off-campus subject to role commitments).

About you

We’re looking for significant experience of advising on fire safety within complex buildings, across large organisations and a diverse range of activities.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of UK fire safety legislation and requirements, and health and safety legislation especially in respect of fire safety management.
• Excellent written and verbal skills whilst working with, providing advice to, training, and promoting excellence in fire safety to staff members at all levels.
• A proactive approach to help foster a positive safety culture, especially among those managing estates-based health and safety hazards.
• The ability to empower others to improve performance and ensure compliance to relevant health and safety standards.
• Experience of collaborating closely with external regulatory authorities for Fire Safety.

You will also need to have:

• Graduate membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) or another relevant professional body.
• A relevant fire safety qualification at European Qualification Framework Level 5 or equivalent (such as Level 4 Fire Safety Diploma).
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.