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Fire Safety Manager
South London
600 - 625/day Umbrella
Fire Safety
Daniel Owen are proud to be representing a leading social housing organisation based in the South London area who are looking for a Fire Safety Manager to join their team.
The successful candidate will promote fire safety and offer expert technical advice across the department. To ensure fire safety is inspected, managed and maintained in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Health & Safety legislation. To ensure works undertaken by other departments within the housing stock are fully compliant.
Responsibilities:
- Lead on all fire safety matters with their housing stock, responsible for leading on strategic policy and procedures. To include the production and presentation of detailed technical specifications and reports for senior managers.
- To assist in the procurement and management of specialist consultancies for fire safety works as necessary.
- To compile technical reports and all other relevant documentation for presentation at court. To represent the organisation at court in relation to technical fire issues if required.
- Manage Fire Safety Surveyors to ensure optimum efficiency's and prepare project plans for undertaking FRAs and fire safety inspections.
- Ensure compliance with Council and statutory responsibilities on repair legislation and contract management.
- To deliver training sessions for the Fire Safety Team in relation to their role specifically regarding CPD development for the competency framework
- To contribute to the strategic planning of the fire safety services and to manage and contribute to the process for employees to be continually made aware of procedures.
- To manage compliance with fire safety practices within the department including compliance audits of other sections and to manage and implement the audit process for contractors to verify compliance with current fire safety regulations.
Requirements:
- Experience in the fire safety industry including undertaking risk assessments and preparing action plans for management
- Experience in liaison with the Fire Brigade and experience in managing technical inspectors and preparing performance plans for staff
- Production of detailed technical reports and specifications in electronic form E
- Substantial experience of managing a team
If this sounds like a role that suits your profile, then feel free to get in touch.
