We’re looking for a Fire Maintenance Manager to take ownership of fire safety performance across our nationwide retail estate. You’ll play a key role in keeping our customers, colleagues and stores safe – driving fire maintenance, compliance, continuous improvement and exceptional operational standards.
Working closely with our Head of Fire Engineering, you’ll turn technical expertise into clear action, support our field teams, and lead improvements that enhance safety, efficiency and value for money.
The hiring manager for this vacancy is Daniel Villiers.
Key Responsibilities
* Supporting the delivery and management of fire risk assessments, working closely with internal teams and external contractors to ensure actions are identified, prioritised and progressed effectively.
* Reviewing and challenging contractor recommendations, assessing the viability of proposed remedial works and ensuring all solutions align with Tesco’s Fire Strategy and store operating models.
* Taking an active role in the management of fire impairments, including coordinating responses, managing risk, and supporting senior‑level escalations where required across the UK estate.
* Acting as a central point of contact for fire safety enforcement notifications, working collaboratively with Tesco’s internal Legal team to ensure appropriate, timely and compliant responses.
* Serving as the maintenance lead for fire investigations, liaising with local authorities, internal stakeholders and technical teams to support investigations and implement learnings.
* Building strong relationships with key stakeholders, including stores, maintenance teams, contractors, enforcement bodies and legal partners, to ensure fire safety risks are clearly understood and well managed.
Qualifications / Experience
* Advanced technical knowledge of fire protection assets and fire safety legislation
* Significant technical and maintenance engineering experience
* Experience working in a remote/site‑based engineering environment of similar scale
* Fire NEBOSH qualification
* Engineering qualification (Level 3, HNC or above / time‑served)
* Experience with lean methodologies, RCA and planned maintenance techniques
* Professional registration or Membership
British Standards knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.
* BS 5839 (Fire detection & alarm systems)
* BS 9999 (Fire safety in buildings)
* BS EN 12845 (Sprinkler systems)
* Fire strategy design and review
* Contractor management and compliance auditing
Technical & Legal knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.
* UK Fire Safety Legislation, including:
* Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
* Building Regulations (Approved Document B)
Benefits
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
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