Fire Safety & Compliance Specialist

We are working with a provider of Social Housing, who is looking to recruit a Fire Safety & Compliance specialist on a permanent basis.

We are looking for a great communicator as this role will act as the landlord’s authorised person ensuring the organisation is compliant with responsibilities and adheres to regulations and legislation. You must be able to provide robust management in all areas of fire related activities, utilising technical expertise in passive and active fire measures as well as in depth practical knowledge of fire risk assessments and mitigating risks.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Being the central point of contact for liaison with the Primary Fire Authority.
• Leading and being responsible for ensuring that the fire risk assessment programme is carried out on a risk-based basis in line with PAS9980/ PAS79/PAS792 requirements and meets all regulatory and legislative requirements.
• The REG38 sign off process, pre-occupation fire door assessments and fire risk assessments are undertaken in a competent, timely and accurate manner.
• Ensuring that actions from fire risk assessments and recommended upgrades are progressed, remedied, and recorded as required.
• Identifying any changes to regulatory requirements that impacts on the organisation and its ability to effectively manage its assets.
• Ensuring that the relevant changes and actions are identified and escalated to the Building Safety Compliance Fire Manager.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Level 4 qualification in Fire Safety.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of leading a team of fire subject matter experts within the Housing Sector.
• Membership of the IFE / IFSM or an equivalent membership body.
• Up-to-date knowledge of fire safety legislation and building regulations.
• Award in Practical Fire Risk Assessment such as IFE of CS Todd.
• Knowledge of methods to monitor the quality of data and identify issues (e.g. reconciliations).

#J-18808-Ljbffr…