Fire Risk Assessment Manager

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Are you a fire safety professional seeking an opportunity to lead a highly professional team, within a housing association that places the safety of tenants at the heart of our operations? If so we’re seeking a Fire Risk Assessment Manager to ensure our organisation meets both statutory and non-statutory fire safety responsibilities, with accountabilities including but not limited to:

•The effective delivery of the Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) programme and ensuring that FRA’s are completed to a consistently, high standard meeting legal compliance (FSO 2005) and best practice.

•Providing fire safety advice during the design, construction and occupation stages of new developments; undertaking quality audits to ensure buildings being constructed meet Building Regulations, work specifications and Fire Safety standards.  

•Ensuring fire risk assessments, inspections and audits across all stock are undertaken; developing and implement fire safety emergency plans and procedures for all premises.

•Management of a team of Fire Risk Assessors, providing leadership and expert technical knowledge to ensure that services are maintained and improved.

•Maintaining the excellent partnership, we have with our Primary Authority Partner, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service.

Our ideal candidate will hold IFE membership and possess relevant Fire Safety qualifications, or significant operational experience; complimented by a strong knowledge of legal requirements and experience of implementing good practice in a pragmatic way, with regards to fire safety management. Excellent leadership skills are a must - with the successful candidate demonstrating the ability to not only manage a team to achieve challenging compliance targets and objectives, but also take charge during emergency situations and manage responses accordingly.

Who are Midland Heart? We’re a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you’ll be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we’re here to develop your potential.

Interested? Take a look at the Role Profile for full information. Applying is easy - simply register on our candidate portal uploading a CV and Covering Letter, which show us that you have what it take to make a success of the role. The application deadline is the 9th February 2020. 

We are open to applicants who are able to work full time or part time working hours.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.