Fire Safety Manager - Social Housing

4Recruitment Services; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Fire Safety Manager based in Manchester. The role requires ensuring fire safety compliance across social housing, particularly within high-rise blocks. Applicants should have a strong track record in fire safety management and relevant qualifications. This ongoing contract offers an attractive pay range and requires office and site presence.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a social housing context, specifically in high-rise blocks.
• Proven track record of achieving fire safety compliance post Grenfell.
• Understanding of current statutory and regulatory fire safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance across housing stock for fire safety regulations.
• Lead the Fire Safety Team to deliver high-quality services.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits of fire safety systems.

Skills

Track record of success in a management role within housing

Experience of delivering high-quality services

Knowledge of fire protection systems

Excellent knowledge of UK fire safety regulations

Familiarity with fire safety management software

Education

C08 Fire Risk Management in Residential Properties

Job description

Ref : XM7CC2

Location: Manchester - Office and site based, regular visits to properties will be required.

Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-4pm

Pay: £400 - £500 per day paid weekly via umbrella – inside IR35

Duration: Ongoing Contract – Long Term

Duties

Our client require an experienced and qualified Fire Safety Manager for an initial 6 month period to ensure compliance across their housing stock. Candidate must have experience working in a social housing and specifically within High Rise Blocks.

Support the Head of Compliance and Building Safety to plan future spend requirements, formulate, and monitor budgets and deliver value for money for residents and the organisation.

Lead the Fire Safety Team, to contribute to the achievement of strategic priorities to deliver high quality services that include.

Inspections and Audits: Carry out regular post-inspections and audits to ensure compliance with fire safety regulations and standards and that remedial actions are being completed to the appropriate standards. Inspect fire protection systems, emergency lighting, fire alarms, and other fire safety equipment to verify their functionality and adequacy. Undertake regular inspections of blocks to ensure statutory requirements are complied with, for example the annual inspection of fire doors to flats.

Compliance Monitoring: Monitor and evaluate compliance with fire safety regulations, codes, and standards. Identify areas of non-compliance and provide guidance and recommendations to rectify deficiencies. Supervise the prevention / suppression of fire equipment testing on a cyclical basis and raise orders for the resolution of such failures and ensure that they are completed within timescales.

Person Specification

Fire safety related qualification e.g. C08 Fire Risk Management in Residential Properties

Track record of success in a management role within housing.

Experience of delivering high-quality services gained in a multi-site, complex fire safety environment.

Proven track record of achieving and sustaining fire safety compliance in the post Grenfell era, including experience of carrying out fire risk assessments and inspections in residential buildings.

Knowledge of fire protection systems, emergency procedures and evacuation plans

Extensive knowledge and proven record of application of UK fire safety regulations, codes and standards, including the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005.

Excellent knowledge and understanding of current statutory, regulatory, and best practice fire safety requirements for residential building in scope.

Familiarity with fire safety management software and tools.

An understanding of working with in-house direct labour organisations and external contractors and suppliers