Quality Assurance Manager

Sanctuary Group; Ely; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A community housing provider in England is seeking a skilled Building Services Testing Officer to ensure fire safety and compliance in buildings. The role involves maintaining fire alarms and emergency lighting, with responsibilities including inspections and documentation. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of fire safety and building services equipment, and must possess a full driving licence for travel around South East London. Benefits include a competitive salary and various employee perks.

Benefits

High street discount schemes

Health cash plans

26 days' annual leave

Flexible bank holidays

Car leasing scheme

Qualifications

• DBS check required.
• Full valid driving licence required.
• Experience in servicing and maintaining fire alarms.

Responsibilities

• Regular testing, servicing, and inspection of fire safety systems.
• Recording outcomes on the asset management system using mobile devices.
• Reporting faults, malfunctions, or safety issues found during inspections.

Skills

Knowledge of fire safety measures

Technical knowledge of building services equipment

Understanding of Health & Safety requirements

Hands-on experience with fire alarms

Education

ICEL Advanced maintenance & operation in emergency lighting

ICEL Emergency lighting foundation & design

FIA Unit 1 Fire detection & design

FIA Unit 5 Fire alarm maintenance

Tools

Asset management system (Keystone)

Job description

Job Description

Are you the one who can keep our buildings - and our people - safe? We're on the lookout for a skilled and proactive Building Services Testing Officer to join our team. In this role, you'll be the go-to person for testing, inspecting, and maintaining PA Housing's fire safety systems and building services equipment. From fire alarms to emergency lighting, you'll make sure our homes and buildings are safe, compliant, and working exactly as they should.

This role will be primarily onsite and the area you will be covering is mainly South East London with a bit of South West and Croydon. So it's essential you are comfortable driving a van round London. This isn't just a job - it's about protecting lives and ensuring residents feel safe where they live.

Additional role requirements

DBS check required.

Full valid driving licence.

Benefits

Salary: £30,951, increasing to £32,266 upon successful completion of your probation.

• High street discount schemes
• Health cash plans
• 26 days' annual leave, increasing to 29 after three years, with the opportunity to buy more
• Flexible bank holidays – take them when it suits you
• Car leasing scheme

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out regular testing, servicing, and inspection of fire safety systems and building services equipment (e.g. fire alarms, emergency lighting, AOVs, extinguishers, lifts, and more)
• Recording outcomes on our asset management system (Keystone) using mobile devices
• Reporting faults, malfunctions, or safety issues found during inspections
• Raising urgent orders and repairs where required
• Working with the wider Building Services team to improve consistency and share best practice

What we're looking for

• Strong knowledge of fire safety measures and active fire safety systems
• Good technical knowledge of building services equipment, electrical systems, and maintenance
• Understanding of Health & Safety requirements in building services
• Hands‑on experience with servicing and maintaining fire alarms, detection systems, and emergency equipment

Qualifications (desirable)

• ICEL Advanced maintenance & operation in emergency lighting
• ICEL Emergency lighting foundation & design
• FIA Unit 1 Fire detection & design
• FIA Unit 5 Fire alarm maintenance
• Servicing & maintenance of portable fire extinguishers
• FIA Unit 4 Installation & testing of fire alarms
• FIA Electrical competency
• NICEIC Safe isolation workshop
• NICEIC Electrical accessory replacement

Disclosure and Barring Service

This role requires of the successful candidate to complete a standard/enhanced DBS check. A standard DBS check will show any spent and unspent convictions. This role will be required to visit / support PA Housing residents in their own homes on a regular basis. Therefore we have a duty to our residents to ensure that we have taken precautions regarding who will be visiting them and representing PA Housing.

Having unspent convictions will not necessarily preclude you from being recruited into the role; if you are potentially the successful candidate, we will complete a risk assessment with you to understand the circumstances around your conviction, how relevant they are to the post you have applied for and what remedial action, if any, have you have taken since your conviction. Suitable references will also need to be obtained prior to commencement of employment.

If you've got the expertise and passion to keep our buildings safe, we'd love to hear from you. Don't forget to upload your qualifications with your application to show us you've got what it takes!