Fire Safety Project Officer

TN United Kingdom; Bedford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Fire Safety Project Officer to enhance fire safety awareness and compliance across their buildings. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, ensuring that fire safety projects meet legal obligations and quality expectations. This role involves providing expert guidance, promoting safety measures, and delivering training to staff. The company offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development, generous holiday allowances, and various wellbeing services. If you are passionate about fire safety and committed to improving community safety, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Free life assurance

Enhanced family leave

Access to wellbeing services

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in fire safety enforcement and risk assessment.
• Comprehensive understanding of fire safety legislation and codes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fire safety projects are well planned and meet performance targets.
• Provide fire safety advice and guidance in accordance with legislation.
• Develop and deliver fire safety training to employees.

Skills

Fire Safety Enforcement

Fire Risk Assessment

Contract Management

Health and Safety in Construction

Job description

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We are looking for a Fire Safety Project Officer to assist bpha’s “competent person” in relation to fire safety under the relevant legislation and support the lead office on fire safety.

You will work closely with and support the Building Safety Manager, Fire Safety Project Manager and Fire Safety Officers in their roles to ensure that bpha meets it’s legal obligations as a minimum requirement are met across all buildings. You actively engage with all internal and external stakeholders to promote and raise fire safety awareness and through continuous improvements increase safety of our customers, buildings and communities through Fire Safety Projects.

What you will be doing:

Ensuring that Fire Safety projects and work programmes are well planned, and performance targets are known before the start of each project to enable measurement of contractor performance

Ensure all Fire Safety projects are undertaken to accord with bpha’s cost, time, quality expectations and seek to ensure performance which consistently meets bpha’s requirements

Make recommendations on the fire safety protective and preventative measures required

Provide fire safety advice and guidance to managers, employees, contractors and partner agencies in accordance with current fire legislation and service policy

Promote fire safety amongst residents and propose measures to minimise risks and improve fire safety within bpha stock

Develop and deliver fire safety training to employees on relevant fire safety legislation and best practice

Work closely with the Building Safety Manager, Fire Safety Project Manager and deputies when required across all Buildings

We’d love to meet someone with:

Demonstrate extensive experience of operating independently in a legislative fire safety enforcement or fire risk assessment environment, including experience of carrying out or auditing fire risk assessments in both complex and simple housing properties

A comprehensive understanding of the legislation, codes of practice and guidance applicable to fire safety in housing

Experience of managing contracts

An understanding of health and safety in Construction

Amongst what we offer you is:

28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (Rising with services to 33 days plus bank hols)

Free life assurance

Enhanced family leave

Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym

Opportunities for learning and development

Discounted gym membership

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.