Fire Risk Management Officer

£42,403 - £44,428 pa, Grade 12
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
37 hours pw
Closing date: 12 May 2024

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Location: Civic Centre 1 and hybrid

At Kirklees we want to be innovative and creative in the way we work to deliver our services to our communities. Working as the Fire Risk Management Officer, you will be responsible for the delivery of our fire safety requirements, striving to achieve a key part of the Council’s vision – “people enjoy better health throughout their lives”

Working with colleagues, partners and external consultants, you will ensure that a high quality, customer focused, and efficient fire safety function is delivered. You will take responsibility for both strategic and operational matters relating to fire safety within the Capital Delivery and Facilities Management (CD&FM) service.

Responsibilities will extend within a matrix arrangement and the post holder will ensure a joined-up response to complex problems that may cut across the Capital Delivery & Facilities Management service, as well as other services/directorates.

The core responsibilities of the post include

Working alongside other Fire Risk Management Officers to lead the Kirklees Council fire safety team
Development of the Kirklees Council fire safety policy
Maintain the Kirklees Council fire risk assessment framework and the contractors carrying out FRA’s for our sites
Proactive programming of fire risk assessments based on risk
Interpretation of information from FRA’s and delivery of targeted recommendations based on this information
Responsibility for ensuring the continued delivery of servicing our fire alarm systems and fire-fighting equipment.
Working as a member of multi-disciplinary design teams delivering fire safety advice, guidance and designs as required for capital/revenue investment projects
Provision of competent advice and support in relation to fire safety to the CD&FM team and the Council more widely
Provision of fire safety training across the Council.

Extensive experience in fire risk management and fire risk assessments is essential for this role.

For more information about this job please contact: Robert Bottomley on 01484 221000 or Robert.bottomley@kirklees.gov.uk or Fire.safety@kirklees.gov.uk

In order to be shortlisted for this job you need to demonstrate in your application how you meet the ‘Essential’ criteria as outlined on the Job Profile. CV’s will not be accepted.

Robert Bottomley is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.