Fire Safety Manager - Bristol

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Fire Safety Manager - Bristol
£395.52 Per Day
Monday - Friday (37 Hours)
Hybrid Role

• Ensure the safety of the building, primarily for the safety of all occupants of multi-occupied residential buildings including Low-Rise Residential Buildings, High-Rise Residential Buildings, and Supported Housing for Older People (SHOP).
• The post holder will be responsible for meeting our statutory obligations for fire safety, in addition to being required to input on the Council's fire safety strategies and policies.
• There will also be a requirement to input on the Building Safety policies and procedures, as well as developing and updating fire safety strategies and working on fire safety aspects of building safety cases.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and lead the delivery of Fire Safety internal projects, ensuring Fire Safety in line with the Council policies, ensuring effective and appropriate translation of Fire Safety Strategy into practical application through the active promotion of Fire Safety.
• Drive the Councils risk management approach ensuring the Council remains compliant with cyclical fire safety programmes of work.
• Strategic lead for Fire Safety, working with the Primary Authority Partners at Avon Fire & Rescue Service.
• Ensure the Council meets both statutory and non-statutory fire safety responsibilities, in line with legislation and associated building regulations.
• To assist with resident engagement within high-rise and/or higher-risk housing stock, particularly in ensuring that fire safety concerns are recorded, monitored, and dealt with appropriately.
• Work as the lead on developing procedures and processes to gather, interpret, and use information on vulnerable residents in relation to evacuation from buildings.
• Undertake or procure a service to undertake 3 rd party audits on fire safety related matters, inspections, and/or investigations
• Manage and respond to fire prohibition and enforcement notices received from Avon Fire & Rescue Service.

Requirements

• Fire safety related qualification, or equivalent. Minimum of a L4.
• Professional membership to IFE and/or IFSM, or equivalent.
• Ability to formulate and articulate strategies and plans.
• Ability to lead and manage, inspiring and motivating people across a whole service.
• Ability to manage performance effectively and to hold all team members to account.
• Ability to plan and manage all finance and budgets to meet performance targets.
• Ability to actively contribute to innovation and to take analytical approaches to solving complex and challenging problems.
• Highly developed advocacy, negotiation and presentation skills.

If you're qualified for the role, please apply via CV, or contact Sean email: Phone:

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