Fire Safety Officer

Post Title: Fire Safety Officer

Team: Facilities Management Team

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Facilities Management Team at Bury Council.  The FM Team covers all aspects of the building lifecycle undertaking projects from planned maintenance, statutory compliance, and energy management through to refurbishment and extensions across housing, schools, public estate buildings and offices.  Our capability builds on over five decades of experience with extensive regulatory and legislative knowledge making sure that projects and the management of facilities are delivered safely, within programme, and satisfy our client’s specifications and service expectations.

As Fire Safety Officer you will:

·        Create and implement a schedule of fire safety management strategies across all Council buildings including markets, leisure centres, residential accommodations.

·        Be responsible for the proactive implementation and oversight of all fire measures across all Council buildings.

·        Create new and update existing Fire Risk Assessments across all Council buildings.

·        Prepare and deliver appropriate training to Designated Responsible Persons in all aspects of fire safety.

·        Ensure the appropriate standards for fire precautions are met and comply with all relevant legislation, regulations, and Codes of Practice, across all Council buildings.

What makes you our ideal Fire Safety Officer?

·        A level 3 qualification in fire safety and risk management eg. NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety & Risk Management or equivalent. 

·        An Institute of Fire Engineers approved qualification in Advanced Fire Risk Assessment.  

·        An ability to maintain a quality information system, and experience of investigating incidents, including fires and of advising on appropriate fire safety precautions and fire risk control measures.

In addition, you will be provided with all the support you will need to develop both personally and professionally.

For full details of the role and requirements please see the attached job description and person specification.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week flexible working scheme based around the usual business working week.

Applications that meet the essential criteria will be invited for interview week commencing 13^th May 2024.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community.  Therefore, we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Jason Kelly – Head of FM on j.kelly@bury.gov.uk.

For further information please see:

-      Job description and person specification

-      Work demands form (JA1)

-      Privacy notice