Property Fire Safety Adviser – Moj Jobs

Position Summary:

The Property Fire Safety Adviser post-holder will be a senior member of staff within the Property Directorate’s Property Fire Safety Team (PFST), which is part of the Property Compliance Team and will be directly line managed by Fire Safety Team and Technical Lead.

The post-holder will be responsible for providing Fire Safety technical compliance advice across the MoJ Property estate and Cluster Partners to ensure they are compliant with relevant fire legislation. PFST also provide fire safety technical advice to support Property Operations including investment programmes in property assets and systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• The post-holder will be a single point of expertise to provide fire safety advice across the Property Directorate portfolio in respect to the fire safety measures. This will require engagement with a number of stakeholders to advise on technical policies and standards in accordance with RRO (Fire Safety) 2005 and to ensure consistency of the policy, standards across property operational delivery.
• Liaise with project managers/teams at all levels at each stage of a project, advising or facilitating expertise to improve design based on fire safety best practice.
• Review CPFSI findings, provide guidance to FM colleagues on the findings where requested and resolve issues raised with FRA quality with our FRA Suppliers.
• Advise on fire safety risks in the working environment and on the appropriate action to be taken to prevent injury to staff and/or loss of buildings and equipment.
• Develop productive working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders – Directors, Managers, staff, fire safety professionals, TU representatives, Enforcing authorities and internal/external contractors.
• Representing MoJ and MoJ Property Directorate in any FS Related Cross-Government Forums.
• Review performance of FM suppliers in dealing with fire safety remedial actions and escalate performance issues upwards where necessary. Carry out assurance of delivery of FRA programme and remedials.
• The post-holder provides support to the Chief Property Officer and other senior staff on fire safety and compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 across MoJ, its agencies and other Cluster partners.
• Create, develop, publish and review fire safety guidance and information for the Property Directorate and Cluster Partners. Assist in the review, development and communication of overarching fire policy and guidance across the MoJ

Required Education & Experience:

• Excellent organisational, effective communication and presentation skills
• Have experience of managing workloads and working to tight deadlines
• A member of a fire safety Professional Body
• Have an in-depth knowledge of both prescriptive and performance-based fire safety techniques and the ability to apply them to the built environment.
• Experience of audit type fire risk assessment inspections
• Working towards a Level 4 fire safety qualification or upon successful selection from interview and a member of a recognised fire safety Professional Body
• Membership of the Government Property Profession is desirable
• Experience of using a range of software applications, such as MS outlook, word, power point, excel and other technical packages together with good keyboard skills and an understanding of how IT systems can be utilised in relation to the duties of the post.
• Working towards a Level 4 fire safety qualification or prepared to start a Level 4 course immediately after successful selection from interview.
• Level 4 Fire Safety and Associate Member of a fire safety Professional Body such as IFE
• Extensive fire safety experience and excellent working knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, British standards, Codes of Practice, fire safety guidance documents etc
• A Level 4 fire safety qualification is a requirement for this role and successful completion of the qualification is a condition of service.