Are you a self-motivated person able to work as part of a team with the aim of advising on and enforcing business fire safety within Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
Business Fire Safety Inspector
Job reference: VAC000342
Job Type: Support, Support Services
Location: Brigade Headquarters, Stocklake, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1BD
Salary: £34,807 up to £40,739 per year, dependent on experience and qualifications
Hours: Full time, 37-hour week
Contract: Permanent
About the role
You will undertake activities where the Fire Safety Order applies, carrying our fire safety audits, engaging with businesses and other non-domestic premises.
The role includes:
- Engaging with businesses and members of the public with reference to the Fire Safety Order.
- Providing fire safety support and guidance to businesses, and, where necessary, undertake formal enforcement and legal action.
- Responding to complaints and undertaking consultation work under Building Regulations, Licencing and the Housing Act.
- Retrieving and updating electronic information from the Premises Risk Management system using a risk-based intervention programme.
- Producing reports, letters, notices, and plans in accordance with Fire Safety Policies and Procedures.
About you
We are looking for someone with good interpersonal skills, who is committed to improving business fire safety within Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes:
This is someone who is:
- Self-motivated, organised, and proactive.
- Able to work on their own and as part of a team.
- Committed to personal development.
- Able to meet the high expectations of a representative of the Fire and Rescue Service and an enforcing Authority.
- Confident in their approach to talking to the public, and writing reports.
- Flexible and able to prioritise workloads.
Qualifications:
- English and Maths GCSE at Level 4 to 9, or equivalent.
- Full UK valid Driving License.
- L3 Certificate or equivalent
Experience:
- Competency as a Business Fire Safety Inspector.
- Computer literacy and able to use IT applications.
- Experience of undertaking inspections of premises.
- Experience of determining solutions to hazards and risks through inspection.
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the principles of risk assessment and its application in the workplace.
- Working knowledge of fire safety legislation and its application to the workplace.
Closing Date: 8th September 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome.
If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us.
Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check.
Abatement and Protected Pension:
If are in receipt of a Firefighter's pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.
No agencies please.