Fire Safety Manager
Salary: £52,000 - £57,000
Location: Trowbridge and surrounding areas
Flexible working opportunities
**Permanent full-time (40hrs)
**Closing date: 18th September 2024
**Interview date: 23/24th September 2024
Who we are
At Selwood Housing Group, we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our residents through rigorous fire safety management. As a not-for-profit housing association, we manage nearly 7,000 homes across Wiltshire, Somerset, and Bath and North-East Somerset. Our dedicated team of over 300 employees operates from our offices in Trowbridge and Melksham, focusing on delivering safe, comfortable homes for our communities.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Fire Safety Manager to join our compliance team. This key role involves overseeing major investment programmes for fire safety-related compliance across our housing stock, with a particular focus on contract and project management for major fire safety construction works. You will be one of the strategic leads for fire safety within Selwood Housing, ensuring that all projects within your remit meet the highest standards of quality, design, cost-efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
Key responsibilities
- Contract and project management, ensuring all projects align with current fire safety legislation.
- Manage fire safety programmes, ensuring fire risk assessments are thoroughly addressed and documented.
- Liaise with contractors, tenants, and regulatory bodies
- Manage and support in-house staff and contractors
- Budget oversight
- Maintain comprehensive and transparent records of fire safety information throughout the lifecycle of buildings
- Provide expert advice on fire safety matters to internal and external stakeholders
This is an excellent opportunity to have an impact across the business, with the autonomy and freedom to own projects and implement changes as you see fit.
We will also provide comprehensive training across both the technical and the people management sides of the role, to bolster your knowledge and skillset and help you further your career.
To do well in this role you will need:
Qualifications:
- Minimum of HND in Construction or Building Surveying.
- Preferable: Membership of a relevant Chartered body (e.g., MRICS/MCIOB) and IFE certified in Fire Safety Management and Fire Risk Assessment.
Experience & knowledge:
- Extensive experience in fire safety management, particularly in social housing or related industries.
- Strong understanding of fire safety legislation, including the Building Safety Act 2022, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and other relevant regulations.
- Proven track record in managing large-scale fire safety projects from inception to completion.
- Experience in contract management, budgetary control, and cost analysis.
Skills & abilities:
- Excellent project management and leadership skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- Ability to drive and access to a vehicle for business use.
What we offer
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- 2 paid gifted days (one for your birthday and one over Christmas).
- Option to buy/sell up to 1 week's holiday.
- Life assurance.
- Flexible working opportunities promoting a healthy work/life balance.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
At Selwood, we strive to respect the diversity of our staff. We care deeply about inclusivity and encourage candidates from all backgrounds, demographics, and identities to apply. We are a Disability Confident employer and will do our very best to provide any adjustments, access and equipment you feel you may need throughout the interview process, and during your employment with us.
We're keen to build a supportive and rewarding environment, free from discrimination, that works for everyone.
The closing date of this advert is subject to change based on the volume of applications or the hiring timeline.
Closing date: 18th September 2024
Interview date: 23/24th September 2024