Residential Fire Risk Assessor

Residential Management Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Life Assurance Cover

Healthcare cashback Plan

Study sponsorship (up to 4 study days)

Pension scheme (matched up to 7%)

Our Place Rewards discounts

Job summary

Residential Management Group's Osterna division is seeking an experienced Residential Fire Risk Assessor to join a proactive safety team covering Birmingham and surrounding areas. You will be homebased when not undertaking site visits, with up to 10 site visits weekly, and national travel may be required.

The role focuses on assessing residential housing including high-rise buildings, reporting findings to Property Managers and Directors, and ensuring common areas remain safe.

Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and NEBOSH National General Certificate.
• Experience conducting fire risk assessments in residential properties, including high-rise.
• Knowledge of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and local guidance.
• Accurate report writing with attention to detail.
• LaCORS experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections of residential properties including high-rise, blocks and sheltered housing.
• Write up reports with findings for Property Managers and Directors.
• Support repairs and procedures to ensure common areas are safe.
• Travel across Birmingham and surrounding areas; site visits up to 10 per week.
• Home-based when not visiting sites; manage report writing from home.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Residential fire risk assessment

Report writing

Knowledge of Fire Safety legislation

Education

NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety

NEBOSH National General Certificate

NFRA registration (IFSM or IFE) - preferred

LaCORS experience (preferred)

Tools

LaCORS experience

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 Assessor 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!