Overview
Head of Fire Safety / Fire Safety Manager
Salary: AfC Band 8a Equivalent / £55,690 to £74,896 per annum
Location: South West
Contract: Permanent, full-time
The Opportunity
A healthcare‑focused facilities management organisation supporting acute hospital environments is seeking an experienced Head of Fire Safety / Fire Safety Manager to provide senior professional leadership across a complex, multi‑site estate.
This is a strategic and operational leadership role, responsible for ensuring full statutory compliance, strong governance and high standards of fire safety across healthcare premises.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the organisation’s lead professional adviser on all fire safety matters.
- Provide strategic oversight and assurance of compliance with HTM 05 (including HTM 05‑01 and HTM 05‑02), Firecode and fire safety legislation.
- Develop, maintain and implement fire safety policies, strategies and assurance frameworks.
- Lead and oversee Fire Risk Assessment programmes, ensuring consistency, quality and prioritisation of actions.
- Provide expert fire safety input into capital developments, refurbishments and estate transformation programmes.
- Act as the senior point of contact with Fire & Rescue Services, enforcing authorities and external regulators.
- Oversee fire safety training strategies, competency frameworks and compliance reporting.
- Prepare reports and provide assurance to senior leadership and governance forums.
- Line manage and professionally support fire safety staff, where applicable.
About You
You will be a senior fire safety professional with significant experience operating in complex, high‑risk environments, ideally healthcare or similarly regulated sectors.
Essential criteria:
- Degree‑level qualification or equivalent experience in fire safety, fire engineering or a related discipline.
- Senior professional or chartered membership of a recognised fire safety body (or working towards).
- Extensive experience applying HTM 05 guidance within large, complex estates.
- Strong understanding of healthcare fire safety governance and assurance requirements.
- Proven ability to influence at senior leadership level and provide authoritative professional advice.
Desirable:
- Experience working within or alongside acute hospital environments.
- Experience contributing to major capital programmes and estate developments.
Further information
For further information, please contact John Lavictoire
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