Fire Safety Coordinator

Public Sector; Barking; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Permanent opportunity

Competitive salary

Job summary

B&D Reside is seeking a Fire Safety Coordinator to join our Fire Safety Team. You will coordinate fire safety programmes, monitor compliance, and support remedial actions across our housing portfolio.

The role requires strong organisational skills and collaboration with contractors, residents, and internal teams. The position is hybrid (Barking / sites / home) with a salary of £30,000–£45,000; contract with potential to become permanent.

Qualifications

• Experience in building safety, fire safety, health & safety, compliance or property management.
• Strong organisational and programme coordination skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with accurate record keeping.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; report writing.
• Experience producing performance data reports and dashboards.
• Ability to identify issues, elevate risks and support improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management with contractors and residents.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Proficiency with MS Office and housing/compliance systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor fire safety programmes across housing portfolios.
• Maintain and monitor compliance records and reporting dashboards.
• Support timely delivery of fire safety works and remedial actions.
• Assist with risk assessments, audits and compliance checks.
• Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders including contractors and the Council.
• Support resident engagement strategies for higher‑risk buildings.
• Assist with incident management and responses to safety incidents.
• Support training and awareness sessions for residents and building users.

Skills

Fire safety experience

Programme coordination

Record keeping

Reporting & data

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Independence & teamwork

MS Office / housing software

Education

IOSH member preferred

NEBOSH/CIOB desirable

Job description

Fire Safety Coordinator

B&D Reside | £30,000–£45,000 | Hybrid – Barking / Sites / Home | Contract with potential to become permanent

Goodman Masson are delighted to be supporting B&D Reside with the appointment of a Fire Safety Coordinator.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and detail-focused professional to join B&D Reside’s Fire Safety Team and play a key role in supporting the delivery of fire safety and compliance programmes across the organisation’s housing portfolio.

Reporting to the Fire Safety Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating programmes of work, monitoring remedial actions, maintaining accurate compliance records and supporting the team to ensure fire safety requirements are delivered effectively and within agreed timescales.

This is a particularly good opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within fire safety, building safety, compliance or property management within a social housing environment.

The Opportunity

As Fire Safety Coordinator, you will act as a key link between the Fire Safety Team, Fire Safety Assessors, Building Safety, Compliance, Repairs, Asset Management, Housing Management, contractors and external stakeholders.

You will help ensure that fire risk assessments, inspections, remedial works and associated actions are properly coordinated, recorded and monitored.

The role combines programme coordination, compliance monitoring, data management, stakeholder engagement and administrative support, making it an important position in ensuring B&D Reside’s fire safety obligations are consistently met.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor B&D Reside’s fire safety programme of work, ensuring assessments, reviews and actions are completed and tracked.
• Maintain accurate fire safety records, compliance information and reporting dashboards.
• Monitor performance against fire safety programmes and elevate overdue or high-risk actions.
• Support the quality assurance of Fire Risk Assessments and associated documentation.
• Work closely with Fire Safety Surveyors to coordinate the delivery of fire safety works and services.
• Support the development and implementation of plans for high-risk buildings, including interim measures where required.
• Liaise with Building Safety, Housing Management, Compliance, Repairs, Estates, Communications and Asset Management teams.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders including contractors, assessors, the Council and Fire & Rescue Service.
• Support audits, inspections and regulatory reporting through effective record keeping and compliance monitoring.
• Provide administrative support to the Fire Safety Team, including preparing reports and correspondence and coordinating meetings.
• Support the delivery of resident engagement strategies, particularly across higher-risk buildings.
• Carry out fire safety inspections and support the management and tracking of identified risks and remedial recommendations.
• Assist with incident management and responses to fire and building safety incidents or compliance failures.
• Support fire and building safety training and awareness sessions for residents and building users.
• Keep up to date with changes in fire safety, building safety legislation and industry best practice.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting and the overall effectiveness of fire safety management.

About You

We are looking for someone with experience in fire safety, building safety, health & safety, property management or a related environment.

You will ideally have:

• Experience working within building safety, fire safety, health & safety, compliance or property management.
• Knowledge of relevant fire and building safety legislation, including the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Building Safety Act 2022.
• Experience supporting risk assessments, audits and compliance checks.
• Strong organisational and programme coordination skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience producing reports and monitoring performance data.
• The ability to identify issues, elevate risks and support improvement plans.
• Experience dealing with incidents, compliance failures or fire/building safety issues.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work with contractors, residents and internal teams.
• The ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a wider team.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and experience using housing, property or compliance management systems.

Experience within social housing, local government, construction, property management, compliance, fire safety or building safety would be highly advantageous.

Membership or qualifications through organisations such as IOSH, IFE, RICS, CIOB, IFSM or NEBOSH would also be desirable.

Why Join B&D Reside?

This is an opportunity to join a growing Fire Safety Team and play a genuine role in improving safety and compliance across B&D Reside’s housing portfolio.

You will work closely with experienced fire and building safety professionals while gaining exposure to complex residential buildings, regulatory compliance, risk management and resident safety.

B&D Reside is looking for someone who shares its commitment to putting residents at the heart of everything it does and who is willing to take ownership, identify solutions and continuously look for ways to improve.

The role offers:

• £30,000–£45,000 salary
• Hybrid working across Barking, B&D Reside sites and home
• Flexible working arrangements
• Contract position with potential to become permanent
• Opportunity to develop within fire safety and building safety
• Exposure to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders

Interested?

If you have experience in fire safety, building safety, compliance, health & safety or property management and are looking for your next opportunity within social housing, Goodman Masson would be keen to hear from you.