Fire Safety Manager

Supply Care Solutions; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Supply Care Solutions is recruiting a Fire Safety Manager in Ipswich to lead compliance across housing stock. You will ensure adherence to fire safety legislation, oversee ongoing safety checks, testing, inspection and maintenance, and guide fire safety strategies in major improvement projects.

You will manage a Fire Safety Surveyor and collaborate with the safety and compliance team, delivering risk-based decisions, organizing workloads to meet deadlines, and communicating effectively with

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level qualification with post-qualification practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years technical professional experience.
• IFE Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety.
• NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with fire safety legislation across housing stock.
• Lead fire safety risk assessments, testing, inspection and maintenance.
• Develop and implement fire safety strategies for major improvement projects.
• Manage Fire Safety Surveyor and develop team capabilities.

Skills

Fire safety leadership

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Degree or equivalent in building-related field

IFE Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety

NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Job description

Permanent job for a Fire Safety Manager in Ipswich.

Supply Care Solutions are a market-leading Medical, Social Care and Education recruitment consultancy, we offer a range of accredited services across the public sector, providing highly skilled, compliant professionals in all grades and specialties, including short, long term and permanent positions.

JOB TITLE: Fire Safety Manager SALARY: (£53,051 - £55,224 per annum HOURS: Full time HYBRID WORKING: Yes (Maybe required to work outside of normal working hours and to attend evening meetings or to meet deadlines)

About the Role

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 as our clients 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

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level of professional building related qualification with post qualification practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years technical professional experience
• IFE Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety
• NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety

Relevant experience

• Experience at managing fire safety in residential premises
• Good working knowledge of all Microsoft Windows applications Experience at undertaking Fire Risk Assessments

Specialist Knowledge

Expert knowledge of fire safety legislation and regulations. Proven ability to successfully identify and manage fire safety risks, develop fire strategies and undertake fire risk assessments.

Personal Skills Proven

• 1. ability to organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines / to help achieve legislative requirements.
• 2. Proven programming ability to successfully deliver a wide variety of fire safety measures across multiple sites in terms of risk, time, cost and quality.
• 3. Demonstrates risk-based approach to decision making Proven ability to communicate at all levels, including external organisations Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills Demonstrates effective presentation skills
• 4. Proven ability to deliver successful innovative and creative solutions to service delivery