Senior Fire Control Assurance Specialist
Iberdrola
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Birkenhead • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £44,800 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- As the Senior Fire Control Assurance Specialist, you will work under the instruction of the Fire Control Manager, collating the findings and assigning and recording the remedial actions, generated from Fire Risk Assessments carried out by others.
- Carry out site Fire Management documentation audits, as instructed and programmed by line management, to assist the Fire Control Manager with their overall responsibilities in demonstrating SPUK compliance with Fire Legislation.
- Assist with delivering SPUK Fire Management service at locations and frequency as identified by the Fire Control Manager.
- Collate the significant findings of Fire Risk Assessments carried out by others.
- Assign Fire Risk Assessment recommendations to responsible persons within the responsible business.
- Authorise Fire Risk Assessment recommendations associated costs under the instruction and direction of the Fire Control Manager.
- Monitor the progress of Fire Risk Assessment recommendations through to completion.
- Provide documented evidence to the Fire Control Manager to ensure that recommendations from Fire Risk Assessments carried out across SPUK are followed through to completion.
- Determine and quantify the level of risk associated with each recommendation, applicable to both operational and non-operational areas to identify compliance levels and associated risks per site/business.
- Manage established web portal system to track the progress of Fire Risk Assessment recommendations.
- Provide Monthly reports of Fire Risk Assessment actions progress to the Fire Control Manager.
- Assist with Fire Legislation documentation compliance audits across SPUK by carrying out regular audits as instructed by the Fire Control Manager in accordance with the planned schedule.
- Provide specialist advice to field-based fire risk assessors and site occupants/businesses as required.
- Assess and present to the Fire Control Manager fire risks associated with new and emergent technologies such as electric vehicles, solar and battery storage.
- Auditing owned and occupied premises in relation to fire safety to determine levels of compliance and advising on remedial actions.
- Developing, implementing and managing a fire safety and quality assurance programme to determine the effectiveness of existing fire safety measures and advising on remedial actions as necessary.
- Auditing fire risk assessment reports to ensure compliance with applicable standards, regulations and orders.
- Monitoring the inspection and maintenance of fire safety systems to ensure all compliance objectives are achieved.
- Provide legislative, non - technical, knowledge in the delivery of minor projects across SPUK when required, to assist the Fire Control Manager.
- Support post fire incident investigations.
- Communicate with internal sites managers and SFLOs on behalf of the Fire Control Manager and provide legislative knowledge as required.
- Assist the Fire Control Manager with attendance at sites where Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plans have been invoked.
- Requirement to engage with Enforcing Authorities and auditors on behalf of SPUK Fire Control Manager as required, to share information and to be aware of local changes to ways of working.
- Assisting the Fire Control Manager in the delivery of activities and initiatives designed to improve fire safety management.
- Support the fire control officer in the development of their assurance and audit capabilities.
Requirements
- Understanding and knowledge of current Fire Legislation
- Knowledge of fire protection systems and fire protection technology
- Knowledge or experience in Risk Assessments
- Stakeholder Management experience
- Excellent IT skills
- Preferred knowledge or understanding of electronic databases
- Good written and verbal communication skills at all levels
- Pro-active approach to problem solving
- Confidence and ability to constructively challenge at all levels
- Fire Management qualifications an advantage
- NEBOSH Fire (advantageous)
- Fire Risk Assessment certification or relevant experience (Level 4 Fire Risk Assessor)
- In depth knowledge of Fire Legislation
- Good IT skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Strong influencing skills
- Current full driving licence (infrequent travel within the UK)
Benefits
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Schemes
- Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
- Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Fire Risk AssessmentsFire Management documentation auditsFire protection systemsRisk AssessmentsFire safety systems inspection and maintenanceFire safety and quality assurance programmeFire Legislation compliancePost fire incident investigationsStakeholder ManagementElectronic databases
Soft skills
Excellent IT skillsGood written communication skillsGood verbal communication skillsPro-active problem solvingConfidence to challengeOrganisational skillsStrong influencing skills
Certifications
NEBOSH FireFire Risk Assessment certificationLevel 4 Fire Risk Assessor