Fire Officer â Fire Team (North West) - 6924
Fire Officer â Fire Team (North West) - 6924
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Title: Fire Officer Fire Team (North West)
Contract Type: Permanent Full time 35 hours
Salary: 40370 - 51553 depending on experience and qualifications plus 1300 essential car user allowance*
Reporting Office: Nexus House Trafford
Work Location: Across L&Q North West region
Persona: Agile Working (office home and site combined)
Closing date: 29th July 2025 at 9am
Interview date: 4thAugust 2025 via MS Teams
Benefitsinclude: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution) 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service Bank Holidays Westfield Health Cash Plan non-contributory life assurance up to 21 hours volunteering paid days lifestyle benefits Employee Assistance Programme andmany more
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Fire Officer to join our existing Fire Safety Team within Property Services. The Fire Officer reports to the Building Safety Manager within Fire Safety. Providing a specialist fire safety management & risk assessment service across L&Q.
This is an incredibly worthwhile and rewarding role with an opportunity to make real difference to our residents and the local community. With fire safety of paramount importance our Fire Officers will conduct professional suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessments (FRA) in accordance with statutory requirements as required by a programme and/or in response to incidents on our residential buildings.
Candidates must be experienced in undertaking FRAs on all type of residential buildings including; High Rise/ Sheltered/Extra Care Schemes and Community Centres.
The role includes developing implementing and managing the L&Q procedures regarding fire safety management in buildings. Ensuring it is in-line with policy best practice regulatory and legislative requirements.
You will be a self-motivated professional individual who is able to provide high quality confidential and trustworthy customer focused service.
The Focus will be on providing high quality and confidential customer-focused service.
To be considered for this role candidates will demonstrate the following:
Candidates will need to have a valid driving licence and access to a car
Already have obtained or be willing to work towards a Professional Fire Accreditation.
Level 3/4 Certificate in Fire Risk Assessment and Fire Safety Management
Knowledge and Experience working with Fire Safety legislation and regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Extensive experience of undertaking FRAs in the residential sector
Understanding of fire compliance within a housing association or local authority
Knowledge of Approved Documents and Industry Guidance
Ability to be able to work as part of a team both in the office and dispersed
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to tailor communication for various internal and external stakeholders
Use of MS packages training would be given on the trust bespoke systems
We look forward to reviewing your application and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.
About L&Q:
Were one of the UKs leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for peoples health happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250000 people call our properties home and were proud to serve diverse communities across London the South East and North West of England.
At L&Q people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporatevalues and behavioural framework which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times and all levels when representing L&Q.
L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.Diversity and inclusion at L&Q L&Q Group
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process including application stage please email
At L&Q sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UKs largest housing associations.
Clickhereto find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
