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Fire Safety Manager
Job Posted: 4 days ago
Salary: £ 272 - 272 / Day
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: SW2, Ferndale, Greater London
Expire in: 24 days
Job Description
BBS Recruitment is an independent recruitment agency for the transport and logistics sector, supplying to a variety of clients across London, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. We also recruit for Social Care and Public Sector roles.
We are currently looking for Fire SafetyManager to join our client's friendly team.
The successful post holder will provide leadership and expert technical knowledge to plan, implement and manage compliance of all aspects of fire safety across all assets. They will develop, implement and review all fire safety emergency plans and procedures for residential, commercial and work place premises. They are the responsible and competent person to ensure all statutory and non-statutory fire safety measures are in place and fire risk assessments, inspections and audits are completed.
Duties & Responsibilities of a Fire Safety Manager:
* The responsible and competent person for managing fire risk in Lambeth HRA properties. Ensuring Lambeth meets all statutory and non-statutory fire safety responsibilities in relation to legislation and associated building regulations.
* Provide expert guidance on high level complex matters to the Head of Compliance as required in relation to compliance procedures, identifying any gaps and developing
* Effective procedures to fill any gaps. You will ensure that procedures and working practices are reviewed and updated on a regular basis.
* Ensure fire risk assessments, inspections and audits across all stock, including residential premises, and work places are undertaken.
* Develop and implement fire safety emergency plans and procedures for all residential, commercial and work place premises.
* Provision of clear, consistent and accurate fire safety management advice and guidance at strategic and operational levels to protect all LBL HRA stock.
* To develop staff to deliver their job roles, monitor performance and manage performance actions where required in accordance with HR policies and vulnerable person’s policy ensuring that staff /contractors are suitably trained
* Maintain expert knowledge in relation to all fire safety matters in order to make recommendations and work with across Departments and the Capital team to extend the current program to ensure all possible risks are covered.
* Provide professional technical support and expertise to investment and repairs teams as well as other housing staff in all matters relating to fire safety.
* The post holder will be required to have good understanding of building safety management.
* Survey and provide specific technical design input to individual works, schemes or work stream delivery packages and undertake contract administration of borough and area wide contracts as required.
* Assist with technical fire safety input into capital works, including attendance at project meetings and boards and provision of timely competent technical reports and strategy documents.
* Manage fire risk assessment programmes and ensure robust systems are in place for appropriate fire safety with all asset register items included.
* Establish mechanisms to manage and maintain property information for all aspects of building works relating to fire to ensure compliance with requirements. Ensure that records, documents and processes relating to fire risk management are in place, up-to-date and compliant with Fire Safety Policy.
* Prepare fire safety reports and statistical information for Management, Executive or Board committees as required. Assist the Head of Compliance in preparing and reviewing Building Safety Cases
* Assist in the planning and delivery of emergency exercises. Contribute to the monitoring of existing and the development of new processes and procedures to facilitate the management control of fire risks.
* Manage contractors and consultants to ensure fire safety standards are fully met. Audit and risk review contractors’ performance in relation to fire-related works, including pre- and post-inspections as necessary.
Working Hours: 35 per week, Monday - Friday
Requirements:
* Solid understanding of fire safety legislation (Fire Safety Act 2021, Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, RRO 2005).
* Proven track record of overseeing fire safety in social housing or similar high-volume residential portfolios.
* Experience in using RiskFlag software to build and manage digital safety cases
* Experience procuring / commissioning and reviewing fire risk assessments (FRA Type 1Before You Apply
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