Fire Safety Specialist

Southern Housing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a knowledgeable Fire Safety Specialist to ensure our homes and communities meet the highest fire safety standards. You will act as a subject matter expert, advising internal teams, contractors, regulators, and external partners while maintaining compliance across assets in London and South London.

Based at our London office with a field-based remit and potential hybrid working, you will lead audits, investigations, and resident engagement, supported by training and QA

Qualifications

• Experience in Fire and Building Safety within housing or similar industry.
• Level 3 and working towards Level 4 Accredited Fire Safety qualification; member of IFSM/IFE.
• Experience with external service providers (FRS, PAP & HSE) to meet service requirements.
• Experience maintaining/analyzing stock data in asset databases.
• Knowledge of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to improve services.
• Project management skills to handle multiple tasks.
• Pragmatic, creative problem-solving approach; quick to identify/evaluate problems.
• Full UK driving licence & access to a vehicle for business use.

Responsibilities

• Work with external fire safety partnerships and services (Fire Services, PAP & Local Authorities).
• Provide fire safety guidance to staff, including RPEEPs/PCFRA, FRA actions, PEEPS.
• Audit schemes independently or with enforcement bodies to ensure fire safety standards and documentation.
• Investigate fire incidents, report findings and recommendations.
• Engage residents on fire safety in homes and at forums.
• Provide training to staff and contractors as required.
• Perform QA on the Fire Risk Assessment process.

Skills

Fire safety expertise

Stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Level 3 Fire Safety qualification (working towards Level 4)

Tools

UK driving licence

Job description

About The Role

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 vehiclefor business use

Closing date:

1stNovember2026, Sundayat 23:59

Shortlisting:

from 2nd November 2026

Interviews:

in-person interviews will be held on 10th and 12th of November2026 in our London Head Office

About Us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.