Fire Safety Inspector – Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

National Fire Chiefs Council Limited.; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service seeks a Fire Safety Inspector to provide fire safety guidance, conduct audits, and enforce fire safety regulations. The role requires relevant fire safety qualifications and involves direct interaction with businesses to ensure compliance with legislation. Comprehensive training is provided to prepare applicants for the responsibilities of the position.

Qualifications

• Possess a full UK driving license.
• Prepared to undertake level 3 and level 4 fire safety qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Providing fire safety advice and guidance to businesses.
• Auditing premises for fire safety standards.
• Enforcing the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
• Gathering evidence and investigating breaches of the fire safety regulations.

Skills

Fire Safety advice

Auditing

Legal Compliance

Investigation

Documentation

Education

Level 3 and Level 4 fire safety certificate qualifications

Level 4 diploma qualification

Job description

Fire Safety Inspector – Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Please note there are multiple employment opportunities within this job application, depending on your previous experience or recognised prior learning will depend on which roles are available to you. Please see the table within job description for eligibility.

As a Fire Safety Inspector, you will be part of the Fire Protection team to provide guidance and advice to the public and businesses on complying with the under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Fire Safety Order 2005, to protect peoples, property and the environment in reducing risk of fire.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

Providing fire safety advice and guidance to businesses.
Auditing premises in simple/ complex/ and licensed/ regulated buildings to assess the standard of their general fire precautions.
Taking informal action, up to and including agreed action plans, where appropriate.
Evaluating premises and their contents to identify if they pose a hazard to fire fighters during emergency incidents.
Working closely with other regulatory bodies to support them in the application of their legislation.
To enforce the provisions of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and any regulation made under it, including the serving of all formal legal notices.
Receive, process and complete documentation/letters in all areas of work to meet statutory, non-statutory and legal deadlines.
Provide specialist advice to the Duty Brigade Manager on the need to Prohibit the use of premises
To gather evidence and investigate breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, in simple, complex and regulated premises.
Applicants must possess a full UK driving license, will be required to undertake a driving assessment with FRS driving instructors, and comply with OFRS driving standards including periodic license checks via our commissioned third-party company. Due to the nature of operating as an enforcing officer for the Fire Authority, this is a uniformed role, and the successful applicant will be expected to wear Oxfordshire FRS uniform, which will be supplied to them.

Training and development will be given to progress applicants without any fire safety qualifications from a Fire Safety Advisor position to a Fire Safety Inspector.

Applicants must be prepared to undertake level 3 and level 4 fire safety certificate qualifications and a level 4 diploma qualification, where required, in order to competently carry out the role of a Fire Safety Inspector.

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