Fire Safety Project Officer
Fire Safety Project Officer
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Job Description
Permanent
Full time (37 hours per week)
We are looking for a Fire Safety Project Officer to assist bphas competent person in relation to fire safety under the relevant legislation and support the lead office on fire safety.
You will work closely with and support the Building Safety Manager Fire Safety Project Manager and Fire Safety Officers in their roles to ensure that bpha meets its legal obligations as a minimum requirement are met across all buildings. You actively engage with all internal and external stakeholders to promote and raise fire safety awareness and through continuous improvements increase safety of our customers buildings and communities through Fire Safety Projects.
What you will be doing:
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Ensuring that Fire Safety projects and work programmes are well planned and performance targets are known before the start of each project to enable measurement of contractor performance
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Ensure all Fire Safety projects are undertaken to accord with bphas cost time quality expectations and seek to ensure performance which consistently meets bphas requirements
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Make recommendations on the fire safety protective and preventative measures required
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Provide fire safety advice and guidance to managers employees contractors and partner agencies in accordance with current fire legislation and service policy
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Promote fire safety amongst residents and propose measures to minimise risks and improve fire safety within bpha stock
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Develop and deliver fire safety training to employees on relevant fire safety legislation and best practice
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Work closely with the Building Safety Manager Fire Safety Project Manager and deputies when required across all Buildings
Wed love to meet someone with:
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Demonstrate extensive experience of operating independently in a legislative fire safety enforcement or fire risk assessment environment including experience of carrying out or auditing fire risk assessments in both complex and simple housing properties
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A comprehensive understanding of the legislation codes of practice and guidance applicable to fire safety in housing
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Experience of managing contracts
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An understanding of health and safety in Construction
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Fire Risk Assessment Qualification
Amongst what we offer you is:
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A competitive salary
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28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (Rising with services to 33 days plus bank hols)
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A generous contributory pension scheme
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Private health care
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Free life assurance
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Enhanced family leave
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Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
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Opportunities for learning and development
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Discounted gym membership
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Retail discount scheme
Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.
Closing date: 21st May 2025
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
INDHIGH
About us
bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc which is committed to providing its customers with high quality value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient sustainable and affordable housing.
We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes for rent sheltered residential care and shared ownership.
We work together with communities to improve opportunities independence and quality of life for our residents and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together and run and support a wide range of community activities.
All the money we make is used to invest in existing homes to enable us to build new homes and to deliver new and improved services.
We own or manage over 19500 homes and over 500 staff.
Our vision and values
To build communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.
Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture at bpha. We are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into daytoday practices for the benefit of our communities customers and fellow colleagues. So that we can realise our vision together.
We are ambitious
We are better together
We show empathy
We take responsibility
Benefits
We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us they arent simply little extras added on at the end theyre fundamental parts of what we stand for from the very beginning. As standard.
Thats why at bpha we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment that empowers them to be happy healthy and inspired every day.
- Holiday entitlement of 2833 days a year plus public holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Competitive pay
- Life assurance cover
- Private healthcare
- Mental Health First Aid
- Counselling service
- Eye tests
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free annual flu jabs
- Wellbeing activities and events
- Free fruit and refreshments
- Long service award
- Annual staff recognition awards
- Discretionary reward scheme
- Annual volunteering day
- Social events clubs and activities
- Breakout areas
- Onsite cafe/restaurant at headquarters
- Opportunities for professional training and qualifications
- Workshops and training sessions for new skills
- A fresh and modern eLearning platform
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