Job Description
To 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
1. Lead on all fire safety matters with our 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. .
2. To assist in the procurement and management of specialist consultancies for fire safety works as necessary.
3. To compile technical reports and all other relevant documentation for presentation at court. To represent the Council at court in relation to technical fire issues if required.
4. Manage Fire Safety Surveyors to ensure optimum efficiencies and prepare project plans for undertaking FRAs and fire safety inspections.
5. Ensure compliance with Council and statutory responsibilities on repair legislation and contract management.
6. To deliver training sessions for the Fire Safety Team in relation to their role specifically regarding CPD development for the competency framework
7. To contribute to the strategic planning of the fire safety services and to manage and contribute to the process for Southwark Council employees to be continually made aware of procedures.
8. 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.
Candidates must meet the citeria specified below :
- Tier 3 level fire risk assessor
- MIFSM membership, IFE membership is desirable
- A knowledge and understanding of the New Fire Safety Competences, Fire Safety Order 2021 and Building Safety Act 2022
- Proven management of a Fire Safety Team
- Experience of managing effective stakeholder relationships within a public sector setting or equivalent
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and in internal meetings, with strong influencing abilities
