Fire Risk Assessor - London

Description:

Job Title: Fire Risk Assessor

Contract Type: ?Permanent

Salary: ?£51,620.47

Working Hours: ?35 hours 

Working Pattern:?Monday - Friday 

Location: Hybrid - North London/Bristol/Cambridgeshire

Working with us, you'll enjoy: 

Competitive pay & generous pension. 
28 days holidays plus bank holidays. 
Flexible working options available 
Investment in your learning, personal development, and technology. 
A wide range of benefits. 

About You 

We are looking for someone with experience of working as a Fire Risk Assessor within residential housing and care schemes including the application of PAS 79. We are looking for someone with a minimum of 20+ practical Fire Risk Assessments within 12months. Finally, the ideal candidate will he comfortable carrying out site visits for physical work inspections including in loft spaces.

?Role Requirements 

Fire Risk Assessments

To carry out a type 1, 3 and 4 fire risk assessment program in domestic housing, care and support schemes and in properties where housing has responsibility such as community halls, and 

Identify hazards and risks associated with fire in general and specialist buildings and processes 
Report fire risk issues including any directly related to awareness of reporting arrangements for residents and occupants 
Evaluate existing fire risk assessments including appropriateness for the risk 
Audit management of fire safety systems 
Recommend controls to manage residual risks, including where necessary in higher risk situations temporary controls that might be required until a permanent control is implemented

Liaise with the Fire Risk Assessment Manager and Senior Fire Risk Assessor to deliver risk assessments in line with the Fire Safety Management System.
Management and coordination of contractors required to support destructive inspections as part of the type 4 fire risk assessment process.
Ensuring that all making good of intrusive survey complies to fire safety standards and is of a high quality
Provide concise and sufficiently detailed fire risk assessments for all type 1, 3 and 4 assessments
To carry out surveys as per the fire risk assessment program and following any major works carried out on properties.
To carry out pre-occupation and post-occupation surveys as part of the handover process for new build properties
Carry out inspections of all new build properties to ensure it complies with the RRO (Fire Safety) Regulations, Building Regulations and other associated legislation.
During or following assessments - provide advice to managers and staff to assist them in the fulfilment of their responsibilities and therefore organisational compliance with legislative requirements and where appropriate internal standards and best practice. Such advice should be pragmatic, presenting achievable options to eliminate or sufficiently mitigate risk.
To conduct site visits to liaise with residents where appropriate to the benefit of the council
To support and provide advice to frontline workers in carrying out personal centered fire risk assessments (PCFRA) personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPS) on residents identified as needing support in an evacuation
 To keep abreast of relevant fire safety related legislation and good practice, in order to provide advice to enhance compliance and maintain fire risk assessor competency requirements through training and updates of legislation
To carry out post inspections and quality assurance necessary remedial action following fire risk assessments.
Support the Fire Safety Manager, Fire Risk Assessment Manager to manage the completion of fire safety actions in terms of management of the delivery of required works via the contractor.
To investigate and report on all fire incidents and provide recommendations to improve fire safety
To develop and maintain effective internal relationships creating a supporting and assisting attitude to foster and promote a positive risk management and safety culture, maintaining the highest possible internal and external customer satisfaction.

Person specification 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

Essential 

Experience of Working as a fire risk assessment for residential housing and care and support schemes and evidence of applying PAS 79.
Minimum practical experience of 20+ Fire risk assessments low/moderate risk buildings and 12 months experience.
Ability to carry out site visits and physical inspections of work, including accessing loft spaces by means of ladders.
High understanding of risk mitigation and how it should be applied.
NEBOSH Fire Certificate/Diploma or Certified in Applied Fire Risk Assessment (previously FRA and Fire Safety Management) or equivalent with ability to meet the proposed Accountable person role competence requirements under the Building Safety Act.
EQF level 3-4 i.e. Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety or equivalent, ASFP Level 3 in Passive Fire Protection or equivalent.
Membership of Third Party Accreditation Scheme i.e., institute of fire engineers MIFE or equivalent. 
In depth knowledge of Fire & Building / Structural Safety within Social Housing, including government and industry guidance, British standards, building regulations and the requirements of Fire Safety Order 2005 (RRO), Fire Safety Act 2022 and British standards , Approved Document B.
High levels of literacy and excellent communication skills with a diverse range of people and Ability to co-ordinate and manage internal and external stakeholders, including statutory organisations, with good presentation skills
An awareness of personal emergency evacuation plans and who they are for and when they should be used and an understanding of the different types of evacuation strategies including simultaneous evacuation, planned evacuation, progressive horizontal evacuation and zoned evacuation
Customer Focused and an ability to present reports and data and to clearly explain to and influence a wide range of people in regard to fire safety and its management.
Ability to use various IT systems, to interrogate database information to produce risk-based programs of works. To be able to update the database as work items are completed.
Excellent team player with the ability to work under pressure, deliver to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities. 
Desirable 

Minimum of 2 - 3 years experience of undertaking fire risk assessments, with experience in residential fire risk assessments.
Working for company BAFE Accreditation SP205 3rd party accreditation.
Experience in the maintenance and testing of fire safety systems and record keeping.
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