Residential Fire Risk Assessor

Places for People; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Assurance Cover

Healthcare cashback plan

Study sponsorship up to 4 days

Job summary

Osterna, part of RMG and Places for People Group, seeks an experienced Residential Fire Risk Assessor to join a proactive team covering Birmingham and surrounds. You will be homebased when not visiting sites, typically completing up to 10 site visits weekly with some national travel.

You will specialise in residential housing risk assessments, writing detailed reports for managers and directors to drive repairs and safety improvements in common areas.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and vehicle access.
• Experience undertaking fire risk assessments in residential property, including high-rise builds.
• Knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and local guidance.
• LaCORS experience is a plus, training provided.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections across residential properties including high-rise and sheltered housing.
• Write up risk assessment reports with findings for property managers.
• Assist in implementing repairs and procedures to maintain safe common areas.

Skills

Driving licence (UK)

Residential high-rise experience

Health & Safety awareness

Report writing

Attention to detail

NFPA/IFSM/IFE awareness

LaCORS familiarity

Education

NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety

NEBOSH National General Certificate (Level 3)

Job description

Osterna, part of RMG and Places for People Group, is looking for an experienced Residential Fire Risk Assessor to join a proactive and highly successful team of Health & Safety Professionals covering a patch across Birmingham and Surrounding areas

With a positive work / life balance, you will be homebased when not undertaking site visits. You will typically complete up to 10 site visits a week (Monday to Friday). Although we are seeking an assessor based in the Birmingham area, national travel may be required

What's our USP?

With the emphasis on quality over quantity, Osterna residential Fire Risk Assessors really do benefit from having a work life balance rarely seen in this sector.

You will have the flexibility to choose which days you're out and about and which days you choose to work from home, when you will complete your report writing. Risk assessment reports will, in most cases, be confined to the common internal and external areas for residential developments.

What does the role involve?

Specialising in the residential housing sector, Osterna's Residential Fire Risk Assessors carry out inspections to a range of property types including traditional residential blocks, sheltered housing, HMO and high-rise (over 18 metres +) housing and write up reports with your findings.

Completed risk assessments are used by the Property Managers and Directors of the management companies to initiate repairs or any other procedures required, to ensure the residential common areas remain a safe environment.

What knowledge, skills and experience are we looking for from our Fire Risk Assessor?

Essential criteria

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential
• Experience undertaking fire risk assessment work within the residential property sector on High Rise Buildings
• It's essential you have a NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Level 3 NEBOSH National General Certificate
• Experience of undertaking suitable and sufficient Health and Safety and Type's 1 and Type 3 Fire Risk Assessments (HSFRA), and Compartmentation Surveys.
• Accuracy and attention to detail within your reports is essential, along with a comprehensive knowledge of the current Health and Safety legislation and its application to property management.
• Knowledge of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and supporting local government guidance and its application to our sector.
• LaCORS experience would be great, although not essential and training will be provided.

Preferred

• Preferably you will need to be on a NFRA register with the IFSM or IFE or willing to work towards

What does RMG have to offer you?

• 27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days annual leave each holiday year
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services)
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
• As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on on-line purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers!