Fire Safety Officer

Job Description:

Job Title:            Fire Safety Officer
Type:                    3 Months Contract
Location:           Home based, extends from Loughborough upwards. (Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, South and West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester) with
   lots of travel
Salary:                £350 - £500 day rate
Hours:                 Full Time
 
BRC are working closely with a leading Housing Association in England.
 
In this role you will act as the competent source of advice for fire safety within your geographical area of operation, providing technical advice and support to colleagues on all matters relating to fire safety. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Homes Directorate to ensure that repairs, refurbishment and capital schemes are reviewed to ensure that design standards conform to best practice and works undertaken meet the company's quality expectations. Reporting to the Head of Fire and Building Safety, you will liaise with local Fire & Rescue teams and the business' primary authority partner to respond to fire events and enforcement activity across your area. You will work alongside the building safety team to deliver the business' building safety engagement strategy and fire safety communication programme and support residents to live safely in their homes.
 
Duties:

• Provide technical advice and support to the business regarding all fire safety matters;
• Undertake desk top reviews of proposed new build and refurbishment schemes and provide commentary and recommendations regarding design standards and specifications;
• Review resident alteration requests to ensure that proposals do not enhance the risk from fire within the dwelling or the building as a whole;
• Undertake fire safety assurance audits across the residential building stock to ensure fire safety risks are being robustly managed;
• Inspect secondary means of escape (where access has not been attained) during the FRA to ensure they remain unobstructed;
• Support the Building Safety programme lead in attaining access to flats to complete flat entrance fire door inspection programme.
• Support the Head of Fire and Building Safety in ensuring that fire evacuation strategies for blocks of flats are documented and maintained;
• Audit and maintain the contents of secure information boxes where installed in 11-18m blocks of flats, within their allocated operational area;
• Be responsible for the implementation and management of interim measures, where required following completion of an FRA/ compartmentation survey which has identified defects in a buildings fire protective measures;
• Inspect and audit the quality of repair and planned works to buildings during and on completion of investment projects, which have included (or impacted) fire safety precautions;
• Undertake reviews of H&S files, O&Ms and Regulation 38 packs for completeness;
• Liaise with fire and rescue services regarding post fire and planned audits;
• Undertake post fire inspections and provide root cause analysis reports for submission to the business Building Safety Committee
• Monitor and coordinate the delivery of works/ actions to address letters of non-conformity and enforcement notices to completion;
• Respond to fire and rescue services requests for information;
• Assist and support customer experience colleagues with the completion of person centred risk assessments for residents and produce and implement, personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs);
• Support the Head of Fire Safety to respond to fire Safety complaints and concerns raised by residents;
• Provide input to support the design and delivery of the business fire improvement capital investment programme;
• Promote collaborative working across the business to support the delivery of company's Building Safety strategy;
• Contribute to the design and delivery of a fire safety and building safety communication campaign;
• Attend resident, community and corporate events to raise awareness regarding fire safety;
• Participate in the department of an out of hours rota, to ensure the team respond to outside normal working hours emergencies in line with company's Business Continuity arrangements

 
Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience of working within a social housing organisation in a similar role
• Able to demonstrate detailed knowledge regarding fire safety statutory instruments, British Standards and Sector guidance
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of building pathology
• An understanding of The Building Safety Act and Social Housing Act are essential
• An understanding of JCT and other contract forms
• Experience of carrying out site inspection and audits to monitor change and ensure the quality of delivery
• Membership of the IFE at Graduate grade or higher
• A minimum level 4 qualification in fire safety management, risk assessment or engineering (Applicants with level three qualifications who hold Associate membership or Full member status, with relevant experience in a similar role will also be considered)
• A full driving licence valid in the UK

 
For more information, please call Meg Smith on (phone number removed)
 
To apply, please submit your CV outlining your relevant experience and qualifications.
 
We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.