Fire Safety Advisor

EDF; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF is seeking a Fire Safety Advisor to join the Hinkley Point C project, Bridgwater. You will develop and maintain site fire safety processes, ensuring MEHA operations stay compliant with NN B requirements and fire safety standards.

You will audit, assess risks, and provide expert guidance to contractors and teams. You will promote a proactive fire safety culture and support emergency preparedness across the project.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate or equivalent required.
• Fire risk assessment qualifications and auditing experience essential.
• Strong knowledge of fire safety legislation and construction environments.
• Proven ability to advise and guide operational teams and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain understanding of site fire safety processes and MEHA requirements.
• Provide expert fire safety advice to MEHA teams and contractors.
• Conduct regular fire safety audits and inspections for compliance.
• Support fire risk assessments and ensure actions are closed out.
• Maintain fire safety records and provide data for decision making.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Auditing and assurance

Proactive construction environment

Education

NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate

Certificate in Fire Safety Level 4

Diploma in Fire Safety Level 4

CIOB Certificate in Fire Safety in Construction

Fire Risk Assessment Certification Level 3

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Fire Safety Advisor
Altrad
Hinkley Point C

Main Duties

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of NNB site processes and procedures relating to fire safety, ensuring advice and guidance provided to MEHA operations remains compliant with NNB requirements.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to MEHA operational areas on all matters relating to fire safety.
• Ensure fire safety standards are maintained across all areas of the construction site where MEHA has responsibility.
• Monitor compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice and NNB project-specific fire safety requirements.
• Provide expert fire safety advice to MEH teams, contractors and project stakeholders.
• Act as a key point of contact for fire safety queries and support across the project.
• Promote a proactive and positive fire safety culture throughout the site.
• Engage with contractors and delivery teams to embed fire safety awareness, good practice and appropriate controls.
• Conduct regular fire safety audits and inspections to assess compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Document audit and inspection findings and ensure appropriate corrective actions are identified, implemented and followed through.
• Support the completion of fire risk assessments with assessors across the site, ensuring risks are appropriately identified, evaluated and mitigated.
• Maintain accurate fire safety records and ensure assessments are reviewed and updated as required.
• Provide relevant data, information and insights to support effective decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Provide operational support and risk information to the on-site Fire & Rescue Team.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure emergency preparedness and response arrangements are robust and effective.
• Identify opportunities to improve fire safety practices, processes and systems across the project.
• Lead or contribute to initiatives aimed at enhancing fire safety performance across the MEHA organisation.
• Share knowledge, best practice and lessons learned to drive consistency and excellence across the project.
• Provide localised fire safety support at area level and advocate for communities of best practice within the organisation.

Requirements

• NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate; or
• Certificate in Fire Safety Level 4 (Fire Auditors); or
• Diploma in Fire Safety Level 4 (Fire Inspector); or
• CIOB Certificate in Fire Safety in Construction.
• Fire Risk Assessment Certification Level 3.
• Previous experience in fire safety within the construction industry or other high-risk and complex environments.
• Strong understanding of fire safety legislation, standards, risk assessment and auditing processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide clear advice and guidance to operational teams and contractors.
• Ability to work proactively and collaboratively within a complex, multidisciplinary construction environment.
• Strong commitment to maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental performance.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation - but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We're not just building new nuclear power stations. We're developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there's always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it's also an industry which is changing.

We're a responsible business and proud to be Britain's biggest generator of zero-carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.