Fire Safety Manager

Irwin & Colton Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent real estate organization in London is seeking a Fire Safety Manager to lead the fire safety function across the company. The role involves developing strategies, ensuring compliance with fire safety regulations, conducting audits, and training staff. Applicants should have NEBOSH Fire & Risk Management certification and proven fire safety experience, particularly in industrial real estate environments. This role offers a salary of circa £65,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Benefits

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Fire & Risk Management certification required.
• Proven fire safety experience in relevant environments.
• Extensive knowledge of fire safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Set fire safety strategy and ensure compliance.
• Create and update fire safety policies and risk assessments.
• Lead fire safety audits and inspections.
• Work with insurance and asset management on tenant claims.
• Train staff on fire safety awareness and best practices.

Skills

NEBOSH Fire & Risk Management

Fire safety experience

Knowledge of fire safety regulations

Communication skills

Job description

Fire Safety Manager
London | Industrial Real Estate
Circa £65,000 + Benefits

Are you looking for the next step in your Fire Safety career? Do you want to work in a fast-paced and varied environment?

One of Europe's fastest growing real estate development organisations is looking to recruit a new Fire Safety Manager. This is an excellent opportunity to work for an organisation with a very prominent blueprint across the industrial real estate market, not just in the UK, but across multiple European countries.

This role will be the lead on the Fire Safety function across the organisation, working closely with the projects, asset management, operations and insurance teams, from initial implementation of fire safety risk control strategy and policies through to tenant claims against any incidents. The role will report directly to the Head of Insurance.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy, as well as providing advice to ensure legal and policy compliance across fire safety requirements
• Create and update fire safety policies and risk assessments, helping managers mitigate fire risks
• Lead fire safety audits, inspections, and track performance to ensure corrective actions are completed
• Working closely with the insurance and asset management teams when dealing with tenant claims and leading on the forefront of resolving the causes with appropriate risk controls being implemented
• Work with stakeholders and train staff to promote fire safety awareness and best practices

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Fire & Risk Management required or more
• Proven fire safety experience, within a similar environment (e.g. facilities management, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, property, or similar that involves large industrial real estate)
• Extensive knowledge of ongoing changes to fire safety regulations
• Excellent communications skills with proven experience of engaging with a range of stakeholders
• Experience working closely with insurance professionals to resolve claims following any incidents, and actioning improvements to mitigate further risks

For further information or to discuss the next step in your fire safety career contact Matthew Cathcart on or 01923 432 636.