Fire Safety Advisor/Inspector – West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract type: Two-year Fixed term or Secondment opportunity
Location: Haywards Heath, Bognor and/or Worthing Hubs, with regular travel across the county
Interview date: w/c 01 September 2025
Your role is vital in keeping those who work, live and visit West Sussex safe through being responsible for carrying out Fire Safety audits and inspections to assess compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO) and other relevant legislation.
As a Fire Safety Advisor, you will be working towards attaining the nationally recognised Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety and you will be required to apply that knowledge to everyday situations as you carry out inspections at premises to which the RRFSO applies. You will be able to assess the uniqueness of the situation with which you are dealing and apply the most appropriate standard to the risk posed within that type of premises.
As a Fire Safety Inspector, you will have attained the nationally recognised Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety and therefore the complexity of the situations that you will be inspecting will be more difficult. You will be undertaking fire safety audits in ‘higher risk premises’ and taking formal enforcement action up to and including issuing Enforcement Notices under Article 30 of the RRFSO.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Descriptions attached.
Working closely with and liaising with other organisations and enforcing bodies in respect of Fire Safety provisions within premises, you will support businesses by providing Fire Safety advice and influence them to make the necessary safety changes to the buildings.
You will gather information and as necessary issue enforcement notices and support compiling legal action files for investigations to give evidence in court, acting as an expert witness.
What are we looking for?
• You will have an in-depth knowledge of technical fire safety legislation and an awareness of current national issues in relation to fire safety.
• To make a difference to the business community, you will need excellent interpersonal skills, emotional resilience, and compassion to provide timely, customer-focused fire safety advice and recommendations.
• You will require effective interpersonal skills with strong influencing and negotiating abilities to deliver your recommendations and achieve positive outcomes.
• You will have a keen eye for detail and an analytical mind to interpret benchmark standards, building plans, and fire risk assessments.
• You will be capable of making judgments on the level of risk within a premises by gathering evidence and analysing/processing observations to determine severity and necessary actions.
• You will be able to solve problems where rigid application of standard benchmarks is not suitable for the circumstances faced.
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