Fire Safety Coordinator

Goodman Masson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Contract with potential to become perm

Job summary

B&D Reside is seeking a Fire Safety Coordinator to manage fire safety programmes across the housing portfolio. You’ll coordinate assessments, track actions and maintain comprehensive records, working with the Fire Safety Team and external contractors.

The role offers hybrid working across Barking, B&D Reside sites and home with a contract that has potential to become permanent. Salary ranges £30,000–£45,000, offering exposure to building safety and compliance in social housing.

Qualifications

• Experience in fire safety, building safety, health & safety or property management.
• Knowledge of 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 accurate records management.
• Strong written and verbal communication; reporting and performance data.
• Stakeholder management with contractors, residents and internal teams.
• Experience handling incidents, compliance failures or safety issues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and housing/property/compliance systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor fire safety programme of work and ensure actions are completed and tracked.
• Maintain accurate fire safety records, compliance information and dashboards.
• Monitor performance against programmes and escalate overdue actions.
• Support QA of Fire Risk Assessments and related documentation.
• Collaborate with Fire Safety Surveyors to deliver safety works.
• Develop and implement plans for high-risk buildings and interim measures.

Skills

Fire safety

Building safety

Health & safety

Property management

Stakeholder management

Record keeping

Education

IOSH

NEBOSH

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 escalated 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, escalated 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.