Fire Safety Specialist

Southern Housing; Fleet; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing seeks a knowledgeable Fire Safety Specialist to ensure high fire safety standards across our housing stock. The role combines field-based work with a London base and offers hybrid flexible arrangements.

You will build strong relationships with internal teams, contractors, regulators, and external partners while maintaining compliance with statutory requirements and organisational policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in Fire and Building Safety within housing or similar.
• Level 3 Fire Safety qualification, with progression toward Level 4.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with external fire safety partnerships and authorities.
• Provide specialist fire safety advice to staff and contractors.
• Conduct audits of schemes and document findings.
• Investigate fire incidents and report recommendations.
• Engage residents on fire safety in homes and at forums.
• Deliver training to staff and contractors.
• Quality assure Fire Risk Assessment processes.

Skills

Fire safety expertise

Level 3 Fire Safety

IFSM/IFE member

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Driving licence

Education

Level 3 Fire Safety Qualification

Working towards Level 4 Fire Safety

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

At Southern Housing, our vision is to create communities where everyone has a safe home in a place, they are proud to live. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, and we're looking for a knowledgeable and passionate Fire Safety Specialist to help ensure our homes and communities remain safe, compliant, and resilient.

In this role, you will ensure Southern Housing’s properties are maintained to the highest possible fire safety standards while meeting all statutory, regulatory, and organisational requirements.

You will act as a subject matter expert, providing specialist fire safety advice, supporting key compliance activities, and building effective relationships with internal teams, contractors, regulators, and external partners.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Working with external fire safety partnerships and services, including Fire Services, FRS Primary Authority Partnership and Local Authorities.
• Providing advice and support to other staff, both technical and non-technical, on fire safety related matters such as RPEEPs/PCFRA, FRA actions, PEEPS.
• Performing audits of schemes independently or with enforcement bodies to ensure fire safety standards and documentations are in place.
• Investigating fire incidents, report findings and recommendations.
• Taking part in resident engagements advising residents on fire safety in their own home and at resident forums.
• Providing training to staff and contractors as required.
• Perform quality Assurance activities on the Fire Risk Assessment process.

You will have a base at our main office in London (Farringdon station) although the role will be field based predominantly covering South London. You will also have the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in Fire and Building Safety within the housing sector or similar industry
• Level 3 and working towards a Level 4 Accredited Fire Safety qualification, member of an appropriate Fire Safety Body e.g. IFSM, IFE
• Experience of working with external service providers to ensure service requirements are delivered - FRS, PAP & HSE
• Experience of maintaining and analysing stock data within the asset database
• Knowledge and experience of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to deliver improved services and performance
• Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• You’ll be pragmatic with a creative approach to problem solving and can quickly identify and evaluate problems to reach a solution
• A full valid UK driving licence & access to a vehicle for business use

Closing date: 1st November 2026, Sunday at 23:59

Shortlisting: from 2nd November 2026

Interviews: in-person interviews will be held on 10th and 12th of November 2026 in our London Head Office