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Fire and Building Safety Advisor
Sunderland
Permanent
Hybrid working - offering flexibility to work between their Sunderland office and home.
45,111 PA plus benefits
36 hours per week - Monday to Friday (12.30 Finish on Friday)
You will need a full driving licence and undergo a basic DBS check.
My client is currently restructuring part of their Health, Safety, Risk and Assurance Team to continue providing the best service to their customers and colleagues. This brings a great opportunity to join their award-winning team.
They are looking for an experienced person to ensure they comply with the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022 by developing and maintaining a digital twin and safety case for each high-rise residential premises.
Key responsibilities:
Support the Fire and Building Safety Manager in the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group's fire risk and building safety management systems.
Undertake suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments across the Group's property portfolio in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and preparing associated reports. This includes a variety of premises including high-rise residential buildings and sheltered and extra care schemes.
Quality reviewing an agreed number of fire risk assessments completed by other competent colleagues in accordance with the BAFE SP205 certification system.
Support the Building Safety Advisor - Customer Engagement and Communication to effectively implement the resident engagement strategy on building safety in high-rise residential buildings.
Work with relevant internal and external stakeholders to develop and maintain a digital twin, safety case and safety case report for each relevant property.
Support the Fire and Building Safety Manager and Head of Fire and Building Safety to submit a Building Assessment Certificate application for each relevant property to the Building Safety Regulator when required.
Ideally you will have:
Experience of undertaking fire risk assessments, particularly (but not exclusively) in the housing or property management sectors, in line with the PAS 79 standard.
Experience of undertaking fire risk assessments in high-rise residential buildings.
Experience of the effective management of fire safety, particularly (but not exclusively) in the housing or property management sectors.
Level 4 (minimum) certificate in a fire or building safety related discipline.
Membership of a relevant professional body, such as the Institute of Fire Engineers, at a minimum of Member level.
Eligibility to join the Nationally Accredited Fire Risk Assessors Register (NAFRAR) at Tier 3 (or willing to work towards)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate information to a wide range of different stakeholders.
For further information regarding the role please sent your updated CV to:
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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