Fire Safety Managers And Officers

HSE Recruitment; Barling; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

HSE Recruitment in Barling seeks an experienced Fire Safety Manager/Officer for a permanent role overseeing fire safety across a large estate of ~1,500 buildings across 40+ sites. The job requires authority to drive fire safety improvements on-site with regular travel across locations.

Ideal candidates hold a Level 4 Fire Risk Assessment qualification, have strong communication and stakeholder management skills, and can explain complex fire safety concepts clearly.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and report writing skills are essential.
• Experience with risk assessments and fire safety management is required.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead fire safety across allocated sites.
• Complete and review Fire Risk Assessments.
• Identify fire safety risks and ensure actions are followed through.
• Advise operational teams and senior stakeholders.
• Challenge the business where additional controls or investment are needed.
• Support new building and development projects.
• Advise on Building Regulations, Building Control and fire safety requirements.
• Work with site teams to understand practical challenges.
• Build strong relationships while confidently providing challenge.
• Travel across the UK to support different sites.

Skills

Strong communication

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Travel flexibility

Building Regulations knowledge

Education

Level 4 Fire Risk Assessment qualification

Job description

Based in Barling, this permanent post suits experienced Fire Safety Managers and Officers seeking variety beyond a desk-based job. The role carries a salary of £47,000 to £53,000 annually. Working patterns split roughly sixty per cent on site and forty per cent travelling between locations. The estate spans some 1,500 buildings over more than forty sites, covering older structures, new developments and complex engineering settings. Successful candidates take charge of an assigned portfolio, advising colleagues, conducting risk assessments and ensuring full regulatory compliance. Applicants must hold current SC clearance. Strong communication, report writing and stakeholder management abilities are essential, alongside a recognised fire safety qualification and a full driving licence. Fire Safety Manager Salary: £47,025–£52,250 + benefits Location: Salisbury Working pattern: Approx. 60% site-based / 40% travel Clearance: SC Clearance required.

Are you a Fire Safety professional looking for something more varied than an office-based role

This is an opportunity to join an established specialist fire safety team and take ownership of fire safety across a large, complex and highly varied estate. With around 1,500 buildings across 40+ sites, you won''t be dealing with the same building or the same problem every day. From older buildings through to major new developments and complex engineering environments, there is plenty to get your teeth into.

What will you be doing

You''ll take responsibility for an allocated portfolio of sites, working closely with people on the ground as well as senior leadership. Your focus will be heavily around fire risk assessment, fire safety management and improving standards across the estate.

• Leading fire safety across your allocated sites.
• Completing and reviewing Fire Risk Assessments.
• Identifying fire safety risks and making sure actions are followed through.
• Advising operational teams and senior stakeholders.
• Challenging the business where additional controls or investment are needed.
• Supporting new building and development projects.
• Advising on Building Regulations, Building Control and fire safety requirements.
• Working with site teams to understand the practical challenges they face.
• Building strong relationships while confidently providing challenge when needed.
• Travelling across the UK to support different sites.

What are we looking for

We''re looking for someone who knows their fire safety inside out, but who also knows how to work with people. Ideally, you''ll have:

• Level 4 Fire Risk Assessment qualification as a minimum.
• Strong professional fire safety experience.
• Extensive experience with Fire Risk Assessments.
• Experience working with complex buildings.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and fire safety legislation.
• Experience within defence, aviation, local authority, building control or the fire service would be highly relevant.
• Fire safety instructor experience would be a bonus.
• Experience dealing with senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• The confidence to challenge the business when something isn''t right.
• A diplomatic, practical and customer-focused approach.
• The ability to explain technical fire safety requirements in a clear and straightforward way.
• Flexibility to travel across the UK.

Your approach matters

You''ll need to be someone who can walk into a room challenge and ask questions in the right way. Some of the buildings you''ll be dealing with are older and present genuinely difficult fire safety challenges. Sometimes the right solution will require significant investment, and you''ll need the confidence to make that case while maintaining strong relationshipswith the client and wider business. You''ll work closely with the people actually managing these buildings, so understanding the real world challenges on the ground is just as important as your technical knowledge.

Why consider it

This is a busy, varied and genuinely interesting fire safety role with exposure to complex buildings, engineering, aviation, defence, security and emerging technologies. You''ll be part of an established specialist team, have plenty of autonomy across your own portfolio and work alongside experienced fire safety professionals. There is also a strong focus on career development and progression, with opportunities to grow within the wider Safety function. You''ll have a flexible working