Residential Fire Risk Assessor

Residential Management Group (RMG); Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property management firm is seeking an experienced Residential Fire Risk Assessor to join their team in Leeds. The role offers a positive work-life balance with home-based reporting days. Key responsibilities include conducting fire risk assessments in various residential properties, particularly high-rise buildings. Essential qualifications include a NEBOSH certificate and a full UK driving license. The company provides generous holiday, health perks, and professional development support.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Life Assurance Cover

Free Healthcare cashback Plan

Sponsorship for study and qualifications

Pension scheme matched up to 7%

Access to shopping discounts and cashback offers

Qualifications

• Experience undertaking fire risk assessment work on High Rise Buildings is essential.
• Knowledge of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is necessary.
• LaCORS experience is a plus but not required; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections to various property types including high-rise buildings.
• Write reports based on inspections for management teams.
• Ensure safety compliance in residential developments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation

Experience in residential property sector

Full UK driving licence

Education

NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety

NEBOSH National General Certificate

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 Leeds 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 Leeds 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?

• 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.
• Osterna Limited specialise in Health & Safety compliance in the residential property sector. We are Safe Contractor approved and an NSI approved provider of high quality and fully compliant BAFESP205 Fire Risk Assessments on property throughout the UK.

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!

What's next?

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