Fire Safety Programme Manager – Social Housing (Hybrid)

Karter Thomas Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Car allowance

Health and wellbeing benefits

Discount schemes and employee rewards

Job summary

Karter Thomas Limited is recruiting a Fire Safety Project Manager to lead critical fire safety programmes across residential properties. The role reports to the Head of Asset Investment & Programmes and involves managing remediation projects, compliance, and stakeholder liaison.

You will oversee contractors, conduct surveys, and provide technical guidance to senior teams. Hybrid working is offered with a focus on delivering safe, compliant buildings for residents.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex fire safety projects.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants and Employer's Agents.
• Experience carrying out quality assurance inspections and site audits.
• Strong project and budget management experience.
• Experience in social housing or related sectors.
• Experience working with residents and delivering customer service.
• Strong contract management and performance monitoring skills.
• Excellent planning and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of major fire safety improvement and remediation programmes.
• Oversee Employer's Agents, consultants, contractors and specialists to ensure successful project delivery.
• Carry out fire safety surveys, inspections and QA reviews across the portfolio.
• Provide technical fire safety advice to senior management and teams.
• Support HRBs and associated fire safety obligations.
• Help develop future fire safety investment programmes from risk assessments.
• Manage contracts, variations, valuations and contractor performance.
• Ensure actions from risk assessments and regulatory reports are completed.
• Maintain asset and compliance records updated after works.
• Monitor changes in legislation and best practice.
• Collaborate with Property Managers to manage building safety risks.
• Produce project reports, updates and financial information for senior management.
• Support emergency response activities, including occasional out-of-hours work.

Skills

Project management

Contractor management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Customer service

Education

NEBOSH Fire Safety

IFE qualification

Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH/IOSH)

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Karter Thomas Limited is recruiting a Fire Safety Project Manager to lead critical fire safety programmes across residential properties. The role reports to the Head of Asset Investment & Programmes and involves managing remediation projects, compliance, and stakeholder liaison.

You will oversee contractors, conduct surveys, and provide technical guidance to senior teams. Hybrid working is offered with a focus on delivering safe, compliant buildings for residents.