Home Based covering North and North West
Stonewater are now seeking a Fire Safety Business Partner – someone to provide technical advice and assurance regarding the fire safety of our residential and commercial properties.
As Fire Safety Business Partner, you will undertake desk top reviews of proposed new build and refurbishment schemes and provide commentary and recommendations regarding design standards and specifications. You will review resident alteration requests to ensure that proposals do not enhance the risk from fire within the dwelling or the building as a whole and undertake fire safety assurance audits across the residential building stock to ensure fire safety risks are being robustly managed.
Reporting to the Head of Fire Safety, you will support the Building Safety Programme Lead in attaining access to flats to complete the flat entrance fire door safety programme, and audit and maintain the contents of secure information boxes where installed in 11-18m blocks of flats, within your allocated operational area. You will also support the Head of Fire Safety in ensuring that fire evacuation strategies for blocks of flats are documented and maintained and take responsibility for the implementation and management of interim measures, following completion of an FRA/compartmentation survey which has identified defects in a buildings fire protective measures.
The ideal candidate will:
1. Be a member of the IFE at Graduate grade (or higher).
2. Hold a Level 4 qualification in fire safety management, risk assessment or engineering. (Those with a Level 3 qualification but hold Associate membership or full member status, with relevant experience in a similar role will also be considered).
3. Have demonstrable experience of working within a social housing organisation in a similar role.
4. Be able to demonstrate detailed knowledge regarding fire safety statutory instruments, British Standards and Sector guidance.
5. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of building pathology.
6. Understand The Building Safety Act and Social Housing Act.
7. Understand JCT and other contract forms.
8. Have experience of carrying out site inspection and audits to monitor change and ensure the quality of delivery.
9. Be able to communicate effectively at all levels and produce coherent, written documentation.
10. Be able to translate technical content for non-technical stakeholders in an informative and engaging way.
11. Be able to work effectively in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
12. Be able to monitor and coordinate key programmes of work.
Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.