Fire Safety Officer

Salary: £40,700 - £42,300

Are you ready to play an important role in supporting the delivery of building safety and compliance services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs?

Redbridge Council is seeking a Fire Safety Officer who will report to the Fire Safety Service Manager and will support the implementation and maintenance of the borough’s Fire & Building Safety strategies to ensure the safety of residents, staff, and visitors. This includes conducting fire risk assessments, supporting compliance with fire safety regulations, and ensuring that all fire safety measures are effectively managed.

About the Role:

• Ensure the effective Fire & Building Safety within a designated allocation of housing stock, on behalf of LBR to ensure that LBR and its contractors and consultants, comply with their responsibilities, including the coordination of activities and sharing of information in line with the Fire Safety Regulations.
• Assist and support the Fire Safety Service Manager & Building, Compliance & People Safety Manager to comply with regulatory requirements. Including operating within the building registration regime confirmed by legislation.
• The role involves developing the Fire Safety service in conjunction with associated service contractors and ensuring that all legislative and regulatory requirements are met across all workstreams.
• Liaise with external agencies, contractors, consultants, and suppliers to collate data and documents, dealing with enquiries and provide information as required.
• Review all fire remedial actions and provide technical specifications and engineering solutions to ensure compliance which represents value for money.
• Effective management of contractor invoicing to ensure suppliers submissions are adequately audited and processed within contract deadlines.
• Ensure good communication by keeping other departments always informed of work in progress, maintain effective working relationships and ensure colleagues have up to date information concerning health & safety compliance
• To support the Fire Safety Manager in the delivery of the day-to-day demand led remedial repairs.
• Liaise with external bodies such as the London Fire Brigade and contractors to ensure effective fire safety management.
• Support the Fire Safety Manager in responding to audits and inspections related to fire safety.
• Support the BCM in maintaining a complete Golden Thread of information.
• To regularly review building safety case reports and associated management plans to ensure buildings are safe.
• Support the responsible person in maintaining the safety case regime for the building(s) within your remit.

About You

• Level 3 Qualification in a Fire Safety discipline (e.g., Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Door Inspection)
• Significant experience in managing delivery of and conducting fire risk assessments and managing remedial work compliance within a housing or public sector context.
• NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate or equivalent is preferable.
• Membership of a professional fire safety organization (e.g., IFSM, IFE) is preferable.
• Knowledge of fire safety legislation, regulations, and best practices.
• Proven experience in contract management and oversight.
• Technical experience of identifying, specifying, monitoring and quality checking Fire Safety repair activity.
• Good understanding of building construction and systems relating to Fire Safety.
• Strong understanding of passive and active fire protection systems.
• Experience of identifying and managing fire safety risks effectively.

If you're a team player and you really care, then Redbridge is the right place for you. We are passionate about putting our staff, our people at the heart of the council, looking after people, making sure that they are happy in their work and an environment to thrive.

To apply for this position, please use the link provided or contact Dan Evans at Castlefield Recruitment - dan.evans@castlefieldrecruitment.com

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Please note that direct approaches and speculative CV’s will be directed to Castlefield Recruitment to be included in the recruitment process.