Salary: Circa £41,000
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Manchester Region
Benefits: Competitive pension, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans for public transport plus much more.
The Fire Technical Officer will ensure contract delivery of full compliance throughout the fire contracts, through effective management and communications with internal colleagues, external partners and stakeholders. The Fire Technical Officer will be required to have an in depth knowledge of fire safety matters including compartmentation, fire doors, fire detection & alarms and sprinkler systems, enabling GPHG's to fulfil its compliance responsibilities for all Fire Fighting Equipment and associated Fire Risk Assessment significant findings.
The Fire Technical Officer will hold experience in managing fire safety related compliance areas, with a minimum NEBOSH Fire Safety qualification.
What you'll be doing:
- Support the Strategic Fire Manager to co-ordinate fire safety activity and maintenance, to a minimum position of legal compliance, but also to understand, interpret and deliver on the requirements of British Standards (BS) in fire safety and the requirements as laid out in the RRFSO 2005 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, alongside requirements as laid out in the Building Safety Act 2022.
- Assist the Strategic Fire Manager with fire safety projects across the whole of GPHG's property portfolio.
- Co-ordinate and provide effective and efficient contract management and quality assurance to the Compliance team in relation to fire safety - covering fire risk assessment programmes, fire risk assessment actions, fire fighting equipment servicing programmes.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to frontline staff and contractors to ensure compliance with legislation, statutory requirements and GPHG's internal strategies, policies and procedures.
- Provide expert technical knowledge and manage the compliance of all aspects of Fire Safety maintenance across all assets, ensuring that the services comply with current regulations, best practice and British Standards, are maintained and improved.
- Assist in identifying risk and contributing to high quality reports indicating areas of non-compliance, with recommendations, priorities and action plans.
- You will have a good understanding and competency training, of the Fire Risk Assessment & Fire Fighting Equipment servicing process , schedule and related management systems. When required you will carry out audits, on site inspections and produce related reports.
- Assist with the management and operational delivery of all fire related contracts and contractors.
- Ensure effective and appropriate records and administrative systems are maintained, ensuring all documentation pertaining to property and communications are stored in the agreed shared location.
What we need from you:
- A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
- A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
- A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
- A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity
- An ability to work in uncertainty.
- To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity
What you'll need:
- A minimum of NEBOSH Fire Certificate or equivalent
- Member of Institute of Fire Safety Managers, or The British Institute of Facilities Management
- Practical experience of working within a Housing Association
- Technical knowledge of emergency lighting, fire detection systems, AOVs
- Excellent knowledge of compliance legislation relating to fire safety
- Experience in contract implementation and project management and delivery
- Experience in budget setting and management
What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment:
- Pension | DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)
- WPA | Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available - option to increase & add family members
- Annual leave |Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays
- Reward & Recognition | You Count Rewards are individual reward's for going ‘above & beyond' Compliance based training bonuses paid annually
- Professional fees | The business pays the cost of one professional role related membership fee for each colleague
- The Market Place |high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
- Health and Wellbeing Initiatives | Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing
At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.
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