Fire Safety Managers And Officers

Executive Network Group; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses covered

Hire vehicle provided

Food allowance while travelling

Job summary

Executive Network Group is seeking a Fire Safety Manager to lead fire risk and safety across a large, multi-site estate in Salisbury. You will own risk assessments, advise senior stakeholders, and drive compliance with Building Regulations and fire safety legislation.

The role combines on-site work with UK travel to various sites, delivering practical solutions. With Level 4 Fire Risk Assessment qualifications and proven experience in complex buildings, you’ll champion high safety standards,

Qualifications

• 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 with defence, aviation, local authority, building control or the fires 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 clearly.
• Flexibility to travel across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Leading fire safety across allocated sites.
• Completing and reviewing Fire Risk Assessments.
• Identifying fire safety risks and ensuring 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 practical challenges.
• Building strong relationships while confidently providing challenge when needed.
• Travelling across the UK to support different sites.

Skills

Fire safety

Stakeholder management

Building Regulations

Travel flexibility

Communication

Education

Level4 Fire Risk Assessment qualification

Job description

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 alarge, 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.

You'll be:

• 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
• Buildingstrongrelationshipswhileconfidentlyprovidingchallengewhenneeded.
• TravellingacrosstheUKtosupportdifferentsites.

Whatarewelookingfor?

We'relookingforsomeonewhoknowstheirfiresafetyinsideout,butwhoalsoknowshowtoworkwithpeople.

Ideally,you'llhave:

• Level4FireRiskAssessmentqualificationasaminimum.
• Strongprofessionalfiresafetyexperience.
• ExtensiveexperiencewithFireRiskAssessments.
• Experienceworkingwithcomplexbuildings.
• KnowledgeofBuildingRegulationsandfiresafetylegislation.
• Experiencewithindefence,aviation,localauthority,buildingcontrolorthefireservicewouldbehighlyrelevant.
• Firesafetyinstructorexperiencewouldbeabonus.
• Experiencedealingwithseniorstakeholdersandleadershipteams.
• Theconfidencetochallengethebusinesswhensomethingisn'tright.
• Adiplomatic,practicalandcustomer-focusedapproach.
• Theabilitytoexplaintechnicalfiresafetyrequirementsinaclearandstraightforwardway.
• FlexibilitytotravelacrosstheUK.

Yourapproachmatters

You'llneedtobesomeonewhocanwalkintoaroomchallengeand ask questionsintherightway.
Someofthebuildingsyou'llbedealingwithareolderandpresentgenuinelydifficultfiresafetychallenges.Sometimestheright solutionwillrequiresignificantinvestment,andyou'llneedtheconfidencetomakethatcasewhilemaintainingstrongrelationshipswiththeclientandwiderbusiness.
You'llworkcloselywiththepeopleactuallymanagingthesebuildings,sounderstandingthereal worldchallengesonthegroundisjustasimportantasyourtechnicalknowledge.

Whyconsiderit?

Thisisabusy,variedandgenuinelyinterestingfiresafetyrolewithexposuretocomplexbuildings,engineering,aviation,defence, securityandemergingtechnologies.
You'llbepartofanestablishedspecialistteam,haveplentyofautonomyacrossyourownportfolioandworkalongsideexperiencedfiresafetyprofessionals.

Thereisalsoastrongfocusoncareerdevelopmentandprogression,withopportunitiestogrowwithinthewiderSafetyfunction.

You'llhaveaflexibleworkingarrangement,withapproximately60%site basedworkand40%travel.

Travelexpensesarecovered,includingahirevehicleandfuel,withafoodallowancewhentravelling.

If you're a Level4 Fire Risk Assessor who enjoys complex environments, likes being onsite and isn't afraid to challenge the business when it matters, this could be a very good next step.