Business Safety Advisor – South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
Post Title: Business Safety Advisor
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Grade 4 (£26,403 – £28,142)
Hours: Full Time – 37 Hours per week (Flexi Time)
Work Pattern: Mon – Fri (Flexi Time)
Location: Sheffield. (Agile Working)
An opportunity has arisen within our Business Fire Safety Department for a Business Safety Advisor, based at Sheffield.
We are looking for hungry, career-minded people with a passion for their communities to join us in this exciting role.
You must be great with people, confident to learn new things and eager to save lives by helping us to enforce laws, which are designed to keep us all safe.
The overall purpose of the role will be to support businesses to understand and comply with their statutory duties relating to fire safety legislation, offering advice and educating those responsible for low risk, simple premises.
To be considered you will require a basic knowledge of the role South Yorkshire Fire Authority has in enforcement within the business community and the importance of providing a professional and quality service.
Applicants must:
* Where possible have experience in working with the public
* Have excellent written and communication skills
* Have the ability to plan, manage and prioritise workloads
* Have a current full driving licence
* Be willing to work towards Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Fire Auditors)
The key duties will include increasing the presence of SYFR in the business community, signposting businesses to further information and/or other relevant enforcing authorities where appropriate, to ensure SYFR fully contributes to the Government’s agenda of supporting economic growth through better regulation at a local level.
To support South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue to enable the safety of the community’s commercial environment (lower risk premises) through work under Fire Safety legislation, to ensure services are delivered consistently and in accordance with Service policies and procedures.
For more information about the role contact District Manager Tracie Seago attseago@syfire.gov.uk
A job description and person specification for the role can be obtained via our website athttp://www.syfire.gov.uk/jobs or by contacting our Recruitment Team atrecruitment@syfire.gov.uk.
To apply for the post please download an application form from our website or contactrecruitment@syfire.gov.uk.
Closing date for applications is 5pm hours on 11th April 2026
Interviews will be held week commencing 4th May 2026
New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.
Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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