Fire Safety Manager

Fire Safety Manager
Lancashire / Hybrid

3-6 months +

Competitive Day Rate

Our client, a renowned housing association in Lancashire, is looking for a Fire Safety Manager to join their team on an interim basis. The organisation currently has 350 ~ FRAs to manage and deliver.

Site working will be required 3-4 days a week, with 1-2 from home

Responsibilities of the Fire Safety Manager:

• Acting as the strategic lead and subject matter expert for all things fire related within their Assets team
• Managing the fire safety of a mixed portfolio of properties, identifying any fire safety risks and delivering plans to manage the property portfolio's fire safety.

• Ensuring all fire risk assessments and action plans are kept up to date and work completed on time.
• Ensuring all fire safety inspection programmes are delivered on time and to budget.
• Producing performance reports to executive management teams

• Analysing structure and maintenance, fire strategies, building compliance obligations and customer safety
• Acting as part of the key compliance management team, working closely with senior colleagues contributing to the overall management of statutory Fire compliance.

• Reviewing policies and procedures relating to all aspects of fire safety work undertaken and ensuring legal requirements and best practice is observed.
• Monitoring contractor and consultant policies for compliance with fire safety regulations.
• Raising awareness of fire safety related issues across the organisation

Requirements of the Fire Safety Manager:

• Fire Safety management experience
• Experience managing building safety risks
• Possess in-depth knowledge of fire, building and structural safety related to Social Housing