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Title:FIRE SAFETY MANAGER Working for a £Billion + highly modern innovative organisation on a prestigious location
Location: W12 West London / London
Salary:HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SALARY + Excellent Bonus + Mobile + Laptop + Excellent Company Pension + 33 Days Holiday Inc Bank + Company Benefits Central Scheme + Life Assurance + Excellent Benefits Package / Employee Share Schemes / Cycle to work scheme / Salary Finance Options / Holiday Purchase Options / Virtual GP / Critical Illness Option / Matching Share Plan / Dental Option / High Street Discount Scheme
Organisation: A highly reputable progressive, modern and innovative Multi £BILLION Facilities Management organisation operating across the UK. Providing a steep growth trajectory and offering a huge spectrum of Fire & FM services.
A Fire Safety Manager position within a modern, successful organisation, working on ensuring the effective management of the fire safety risks in the centre. In addition to conducting audits, reviews, inspections, and follow-up actions personally, the Fire Safety Manager will offer expert advice and guidance to the centre management team as well as other parts of the business. Huge opportunity for career development and progressed opportunity within a business offering longevity and a well cultured employee orientated environment
Main Duties
Strategic
Working with the Centre Risk Manager to ensure that the Fire Strategy is kept up to date.
Assist the Risk Manager and responsible person in the promotion and maintenance of a healthy and safe working environment together with a positive Risk Management culture, ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation and company policies and procedures including the current versions of the Centre Health & Safety Management System and Fire Logbook.
Promote a positive fire prevention & safety culture throughout the workplace and lead by example.
Tactical
Keep the Centre Fire Risk Assessment under constant review and ensure it is kept up to date.
To monitor all Life Safety Equipment and ensure that it is inspected and serviced within appropriate Centre and National guidelines.
Oversee both scheduled preventative maintenance tasks and statutory testing of all fire detection, alarm and suppression systems installed for the Centre.
Oversee the Property Insurance Impairment Notice system and assist the Facilities Department in its implementation.
Liaise the Facilities Manager, to ensure all required maintenance service, testing and inspection records relating to the fire prevention, detection, alarm, and suppression systems are appropriately recorded.
Liaise with Facilities Management to ensure all fire protective equipment and protective measures are maintained and compliant with relevant legislative requirements, manufacturers recommendations and best practice. This to include but not limited to; Landlords fire detection and control indicating equipment (CIE), sprinklers, smoke control, emergency lighting, property protection, kitchen extraction
Ensure sufficient training is provided to all Westfield staff in respect to Emergency evacuation procedures.
Provide fire safety awareness, evacuation and Duty Manager training to Westfield staff and others as identified.
To monitor and maintain key documentation such as the fire safety policy, fire safety related centre procedures and forms
Assist the Centre Risk Manager and the Senior Facilities Manager in the preparation of budgetary proposals relating to the fire management systems installed on centre.
Assist the Facilities Manager in maintaining any dilapidation reports and asset registers for all fire safety equipment and systems.
Assist in key co-ordination of emergency situations and crisis management to ensure business continuity retained. Where appropriate conduct investigations and report back to Senior Management.
Ensure Retailer Fire Safety Inspections are completed, including follow up visits where required, reporting all infringements, omissions and oversights to the retailer and Centre Operations Team for action.
Liaise with and advise all key stakeholders on any relevant fire consultations with respect to changes in fire loadings.
Operational
Assist the Risk Manager, General Manager and other managers in the planning, execution and debriefs of fire evacuation drills.
To undertake daily approvals on the contractor access platform (CTracker) to permit access to the Centre for all relevant life safety and property protection requests, these to include sprinkler impairments, fire alarm isolations and permits, hot work requests and other access requirements as required
To ensure that where permits have been approved, these are monitored and closed out accordingly.
To monitor all fire alarm activations ensuring that the root cause is understood, and lessons are learnt and applied in centre operations
To monitor and record as required, observations and any incidences that are contrary to the Centres access procedures.
Rectify identified fire safety issues or record and allocate corrective actions to those responsible with the use of the electronic reporting system (Sphera)
Provide appropriate Risk Management cover whilst the Risk Manager is on leave. Or any other duty deemed necessary by the Risk Manager or General Manager.
Key Relationships
Required to build and actively maintain working relationships with several key external and internal stakeholders
External
All relevant external Enforcing Authorities, e.g. Fire Authority (LFA), Local Building Control and other local Emergency Services as required
Liaise with statutory authorities, insurance risk assessors, auditors, contractors, retailers, and their contractors in ensuring compliance with statutory legislation and where appropriate URW and insurers terms and conditions.
Work with retailers (tenants) to ensure that these are compliant with legal obligations
Work with Fire Consultants, Architects, Designers, Principal Contractors with regards to preventative and protective measures when requested, to ensure compliance with the Centres fire strategy.
Internal
Work with the Development, Design and Construction teams of the business on the design of fitouts, refurbishments, and any interfaces with the shopping centre to ensure compliance with Building Regulations for Fire Safety (APDB), BS5839-1, BS5306, BSEN 12849, BS5266-1, EN13501-1 and the Centres fire strategy and fit-out guide.
Work with the Marketing, events, entertainment, and leasing teams to ensure ongoing fire safety compliance.
With the Security Manager and their team, ensure the testing of communication and alarm links between retailers fire alarms and interface panels and the Centre fire detection system occurs in line with the agreed standards.
Work with the Facilities manager and their team to ensure that maintenance routines of all Life 32ZGG2425 safety Critical Systems are maintained in compliance to British Standards and Guidelines
Liaise with Retail Delivery and Rise team to attend and provide sign off to permit trade for retail refurbishments and promotional events at RD4 stage.
Work with other fire safety professionals at both the group and at the regional centres to ensure the alignment of principles, guidelines, standards, processes, and procedures in respect of fire safety management
The Person
Excellent analytical skills to critically evaluate the information gathered and prioritise activity and on going communication
Significant experience of managing people and challenging situations
Excellent oral communicator
Strong written skills for reports, incidents and presentations
Excellent interpersonal skills, to liaise with security officers, managers and directors
Commercial awareness of cost implication for decision making implications
Strong influencing skills to achieve business objectives
Resourceful and creative, able to deliver proactive initiatives within the Control Room
Relevant industry experience while not essential is preferred, although it is expected that the candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the unique features of the industry including licensing
Has the ability to contribute toward a teams operation or can work on his own initiative
Able to communicate effectively and clearly at all levels within the organisation
Complete working knowledge of all systems
A comprehensive working knowledge of all processes and procedures
A skilful negotiator who is capable of resolving staff issues
A decisive and assertive decision maker who can interpret situations to proceed with a prioritised action plan that achieves the results required
Excellent report-writing and analytical skills with attention to detail
Excellent organisational and time management skills
A positive attitude to dealing with people and taking on challenges
Health and Safety responsibilities
Follow Group and company policies and procedures at all times;
Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment;
Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received;
Report any issues or training needs to your Line manager and /orvia your divisional incident reporting system.
Experience Knowledge & Qualifications
Level 3 or Level 4 FRA certification
Professional membership (IFE/IFSM/IFPO
Entry on a registered fire risk assessor register for the UK
Membership of GIFireE to graduate level advantageous.
Experience in the field of health fire and safety with specific knowledge relating to legislation dealing with but not limited to fire safety
Membership of IOSH advantageous
A good degree of computer literacy.
Maintain knowledge of legislation and compliance requirement
Demonstrated experience working in a senior position, able to demonstrate a management focus and leadership skills
Knowledge of ISO45001 Management of Occupational health & safety advantageous
Send your CV for immediate consideration and interview.
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