Fire Safety Specialist

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

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a knowledgeable Fire Safety Specialist to ensure high fire safety standards across properties in London and South London. The role includes advising staff, auditing schemes, investigating incidents, and engaging residents on fire safety.

You will work with external partners, maintain data in the asset database, and contribute to training and QA efforts, with hybrid/flexible working arrangements discussed with management.

Qualifications

• Experience in Fire and Building Safety within the housing sector or similar industry.
• Level 3 and working towards Level 4 Accredited Fire Safety qualification.
• Member of an appropriate Fire Safety Body (e.g. IFSM, IFE).
• Experience of working with external fire safety service providers (FRS, PAP & HSE).
• Experience maintaining and analysing stock data within the asset database.
• Ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver improved services and performance.
• Project management skills with ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use.

Responsibilities

• Working with external fire safety partnerships and services, including Fire Services, PAP and Local Authorities.
• Providing advice and support to staff on fire safety matters (RPEEPs/PCFRA, FRA actions, PEEPS).
• Performing audits of schemes independently or with enforcement bodies.
• Investigating fire incidents, reporting findings and recommendations.
• Engaging residents on fire safety in homes and at forums.
• Providing training to staff and contractors as required.
• Quality assurance on the Fire Risk Assessment process.

Skills

Fire safety

Stakeholder management

Project management

Auditing

Data analysis

Driving license

Education

Level 3 Fire Safety qualification (in progress to Level 4)

Member of Fire Safety Body (IFSM/IFE)

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

Shortlisting: from 2nd November 2026

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