Fire Safety Manager

Service Care; Greater London; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Care Solutions is recruiting a Contract & Compliance Manager – Fire Safety to support a large local authority housing portfolio in Greater London. The role oversees fire safety contracts and compliance across approximately 10,000 residential properties, prioritising Fire Risk Assessments and ensuring remedial works are delivered on time and within budget.

You will lead a team including a Contract Delivery & Quality Manager and Building Safety Manager, manage external contractors and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of fire safety within residential housing is essential.
• Strong background in fire safety compliance, ideally within a local authority or housing association.
• Proven experience managing contracts and external contractors.
• Strong understanding of Fire Risk Assessments and the management of remedial actions.
• Experience prioritising compliance works based on risk and available budgets.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience of quality assurance and challenging contractor performance where necessary.
• A Health & Safety qualification such as IOSH/NEBOSH, or equivalent relevant experience, is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of fire safety compliance across a large residential housing portfolio.
• Oversee the Council’s external FRA contractor and fire remedial works contractors.
• Monitor and drive completion of actions arising from Fire Risk Assessments.
• Prioritise remedial works according to risk, while maintaining strong commercial and cost control.
• Oversee programmes including fire doors, communal doors and other fire safety remedial works.
• Monitor contractor performance, quality and delivery, challenging poor or incomplete works where required.
• Develop strong working relationships with Planned Works and other internal Council teams to coordinate remedial activity.
• Manage relationships with external partners and stakeholders, including the London Fire Brigade.
• Lead and support a team including a Contract Delivery & Quality Manager and Building Safety Manager.
• Maintain robust compliance records, reporting and audit trails.
• Ensure fire safety programmes are delivered effectively, within budget and to the required standards.

Job description

Contract & Compliance Manager – Fire Safety £550 per day Umbrella / £420 PAYE 6–12 Month Contract Greater London INDM1 Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Contract & Compliance Manager – Fire Safety to support a large local authority housing portfolio. This is a senior compliance position overseeing fire safety contracts and compliance across approximately 10,000 residential properties , with responsibility for both directly and indirectly managed stock. The immediate priority will be to clear a backlog of Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) actions , ensuring remedial works are appropriately risk-prioritised, properly tracked and delivered to the required standard and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the management of fire safety compliance across a large residential housing portfolio.
• Oversee the Council’s external FRA contractor and fire remedial works contractors.
• Monitor and drive completion of actions arising from Fire Risk Assessments.
• Prioritise remedial works according to risk, while maintaining strong commercial and cost control.
• Oversee programmes including fire doors, communal doors and other fire safety remedial works.
• Monitor contractor performance, quality and delivery, challenging poor or incomplete works where required.
• Develop strong working relationships with Planned Works and other internal Council teams to coordinate remedial activity.
• Manage relationships with external partners and stakeholders, including the London Fire Brigade.
• Lead and support a team including a Contract Delivery & Quality Manager and Building Safety Manager.
• Maintain robust compliance records, reporting and audit trails.
• Ensure fire safety programmes are delivered effectively, within budget and to the required standards.

About You:

• Extensive experience of fire safety within residential housing is essential.
• Strong background in fire safety compliance, ideally within a local authority or housing association .
• Proven experience managing contracts and external contractors.
• Strong understanding of Fire Risk Assessments and the management of associated remedial actions.
• Experience prioritising compliance works based on risk and available budgets.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience of quality assurance and challenging contractor performance where necessary.
• A relevant Health & Safety qualification such as IOSH/NEBOSH, or equivalent relevant experience, is desirable in line with the wider role requirements.