Fire Safety Manager

Moore Green Recruitment Ltd; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Moore Green Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Fire Safety Manager to ensure full compliance with Fire Safety in housing stock, meeting regulatory standards, overseeing checks, testing and maintenance.

You will provide fire engineering advice to enable major safety improvements and manage a Fire Safety Surveyor, developing their professional capabilities within a safety and compliance team.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level of professional building related qualification with post qualification practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years technical professional experience.
• Experience in fire safety compliance and housing stock regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with fire safety legislation across housing stock.
• Oversee ongoing safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance.
• Provide fire engineering advice to support fire safety improvement contracts.
• Manage Fire Safety Surveyor and develop their professional skills.
• Work as part of safety and compliance team to keep homes safe.

Skills

Fire safety management

Regulatory compliance

Fire engineering advice

Contract management

Education

Building-related degree

Job description

We are looking for a Fire Safety Manager who will be responsible for ensuring the Council maintains full compliance on all aspects of Fire Safety within its Housing stock, which will include being responsible for meeting all regulatory standards relating to Fire Legislation, ensuring ongoing safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance and ensuring all of the relevant HRA assets are fully maintained in line with the newly adopted fire safety strategies.

This is an exciting time to join us as we have just entered into contracts with suppliers to carry out major fire safety improvements across our housing stock. The postholder will therefore also be responsible for providing fire engineering advice and expertise, to enable these contracts to successfully progress.

The postholder will be expected to manage a Fire Safety Surveyor and their professional development and work as part of a safety and compliance team, ensuring homes remain safe at all times

The successful candidate will have relevant qualifications, experience and a proven track record of working in a similar role.

Degree or equivalent level of professional building related qualification with post qualification practical experience.

Minimum of 5 years technical professional experience.