Fire Safety Manager

MMP Consultancy; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

MMP Consultancy is recruiting an experienced Fire Safety Manager to lead fire safety compliance across a residential housing portfolio in Suffolk.

You will manage a team of Fire Safety Surveyors, oversee risk assessments, develop fire strategies, and engage residents while ensuring legal and Building Safety Act obligations are met. Occasional out-of-hours work may be required.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a building-related discipline.
• Minimum of five years' technical professional experience.
• Experience managing fire safety within residential premises.
• Expert knowledge of fire safety legislation and regulations.
• Proven ability to identify and manage fire risks, develop fire strategies and oversee Fire Risk Assessments.
• Experience delivering programmes across multiple sites, managing risk, budgets, timescales and quality.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead fire safety management across a varied residential portfolio, ensuring compliance with fire safety legislation and Building Safety Act requirements.
• Undertake delegated Duty Holder responsibilities, providing specialist advice and assurance.
• Manage and develop a team of Fire Safety Surveyors, overseeing workloads, performance, training and delivery.
• Oversee Fire Risk Assessments, ensuring remedial actions are prioritised, allocated, completed and accurately recorded.
• Develop and implement fire safety policies, building-specific fire strategies and evacuation arrangements.
• Manage fire safety improvement programmes, budgets, consultants and contractor performance.
• Oversee procurement, specifications, tender documentation and the delivery of remedial works.
• Maintain accurate Golden Thread information and auditable compliance records.
• Liaise with the relevant Fire and Rescue Service, support audits and ensure any identified deficiencies are resolved.
• Oversee inspection, testing and maintenance programmes covering fire doors, alarms, emergency lighting, firefighting equipment and sprinkler systems.
• Support arrangements for vulnerable residents, including Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans.
• Lead resident engagement, investigate complaints and provide clear performance reports to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team management

Risk management

Negotiation

Education

Building-related degree

IFE Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety

NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fire Safety Manager
Location: Suffolk
Salary: 53,051-55,224 per annum
MMP Consultancy is recruiting for an experienced Fire Safety Manager to lead fire safety compliance and improvement programmes across a residential housing portfolio.
This is an opportunity to manage a team of Fire Safety Surveyors, oversee substantial investment in fire safety improvements and ensure residents remain safe through effective risk management, technical assurance and resident engagement.

Key Responsibilities

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  Lead fire safety management across a varied residential portfolio, ensuring compliance with fire safety legislation and Building Safety Act requirements.
• 
  Undertake delegated Duty Holder responsibilities, providing specialist advice and assurance.
• 
  Manage and develop a team of Fire Safety Surveyors, overseeing workloads, performance, training and delivery.
• 
  Oversee Fire Risk Assessments, ensuring remedial actions are prioritised, allocated, completed and accurately recorded.
• 
  Develop and implement fire safety policies, building-specific fire strategies and evacuation arrangements.
• 
  Manage fire safety improvement programmes, budgets, consultants and contractor performance.
• 
  Oversee procurement, specifications, tender documentation and the delivery of remedial works.
• 
  Maintain accurate Golden Thread information and auditable compliance records.
• 
  Liaise with the relevant Fire and Rescue Service, support audits and ensure any identified deficiencies are resolved.
• 
  Oversee inspection, testing and maintenance programmes covering fire doors, alarms, emergency lighting, firefighting equipment and sprinkler systems.
• 
  Support arrangements for vulnerable residents, including Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans.
• 
  Lead resident engagement, investigate complaints and provide clear performance reports to senior stakeholders.
• 
  Maintain effective permit-to-work arrangements to protect fire compartmentation during repairs and improvement works.

About You
You will bring:

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  A degree or equivalent professional qualification in a building-related discipline, supported by practical post-qualification experience.
• 
  A minimum of five years' technical professional experience.
• 
  Experience managing fire safety within residential premises.
• 
  Expert knowledge of fire safety legislation and regulations.
• 
  Proven ability to identify and manage fire risks, develop fire strategies and oversee Fire Risk Assessments.
• 
  Experience delivering programmes across multiple sites, managing risk, budgets, timescales and quality.
• 
  Strong leadership, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• 
  Confidence using Microsoft Office and maintaining accurate compliance information.

An IFE Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety and/or NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety would be desirable.
Occasional attendance at evening meetings or work outside normal hours may be required.