Fire Technical Maintenance Manager

Tesco UK • National • Permanent • Apply by 01-Feb-2026

We're looking for a Fire Maintenance Manager to take ownership of fire safety performance across our nationwide retail estate. You'll play a key role in keeping our customers, colleagues and stores safe - driving fire maintenance, compliance, continuous improvement and exceptional operational standards.

Working closely with our Head of Fire Engineering, you'll turn technical expertise into clear action, support our field teams, and lead improvements that enhance safety, efficiency and value for money.

The hiring manager for this vacancy is Daniel Villiers

What is in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Acting as the fire safety subject matter expert for Maintenance teams, advising on alarms, fire doors, compartmentation, suppression and wider fire protection systems.
• Validating contractor scopes and quotations to ensure accuracy, value and alignment with Tesco's fire protection standards.
• Governing national fire maintenance processes, ensuring consistent compliance reporting and clear ownership.
• Leading post‑completion technical reviews to ensure remedial works meet regulations, British Standards and Tesco requirements.
• Supporting design reviews, refurbishments and change projects to embed fire safety considerations early.
• Driving process and technology improvements across fire maintenance.
• Providing clear year‑on‑year improvements in service, standards and cost efficiency.
• Advising senior stakeholders on national fire compliance issues and recommending solutions.
• Identifying recurring fire safety issues across the estate and developing targeted improvement programmes.
• Ensuring robust documentation and evidence to support audits, compliance checks and regulatory inspections.
• Supporting national incident responses, investigations and corrective action planning.
• Coordinating complex, multi‑stakeholder fire maintenance issues to successful resolution.
• Overseeing Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) actions to ensure accurate translation, prioritisation and timely close‑out.
• Delivering an annual fire maintenance improvement plan.

Key day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the delivery and management of fire risk assessments, working closely with internal teams and external contractors to ensure actions are identified, prioritised and progressed effectively.
• Reviewing and challenging contractor recommendations, assessing the viability of proposed remedial works and ensuring all solutions align with Tesco's Fire Strategy and store operating models.
• Taking an active role in the management of fire impairments, including coordinating responses, managing risk, and supporting senior-level escalations where required across the UK estate.
• Acting as a central point of contact for fire safety enforcement notifications, working collaboratively with Tesco's internal Legal team to ensure appropriate, timely and compliant responses.
• Serving as the maintenance lead for fire investigations, liaising with local authorities, internal stakeholders and technical teams to support investigations and implement learnings.
• Building strong relationships with key stakeholders, including stores, maintenance teams, contractors, enforcement bodies and legal partners, to ensure fire safety risks are clearly understood and well managed.

As the role develops, there will be scope to shape processes, influence strategy and contribute to continuous improvement in how fire safety risks are managed across Tesco.

You will need

• Advanced technical knowledge of fire protection assets and fire safety legislation
• Significant technical and maintenance engineering experience
• Experience working in a remote/site‑based engineering environment of similar scale
• Strong senior stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Fire NEBOSH
• Engineering qualification (Level 3, HNC or above / time‑served)
• Proven track record of driving engineering innovation through collaboration
• Experience with lean methodologies, RCA and planned maintenance techniques
• Professional registration or Membership

British Standards knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.

• BS 5839 (Fire detection & alarm systems)
• BS 9999 (Fire safety in buildings)
• BS EN 12845 (Sprinkler systems)
• Fire strategy design and review
• Contractor management and compliance auditing

Technical & Legal knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.

• UK Fire Safety Legislation, including:
• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Building Regulations (Approved Document B)

About us

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At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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