Principal Fire Safety Advisor

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivery of fire prevention strategies and governance of fire protection systems.
• Providing fire risk reduction advice and support to the client by conducting fire safety audits of construction sites where the Construction Design and Management Regulations are applied.
• Support facility projects by reviewing fire strategies, building drawings and other information as part of the fire safety design of site buildings.
• Undertake detailed fire risk assessments on complex buildings.
• Design and develop building fire strategies.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Be a competent fire safety professional with a proven track record of delivering appropriate and accurate fire safety advice and guidance for building projects and have a working knowledge of fire safety design guides including BS9999 and ADB.
• Experience conducting complex fire risk assessments, reviewing concept design information for new projects and providing detailed fire safety scope of requirements, working in an industrial environment.
• Manage all fire safety aspects from concept design through all stages of build commissioning, fire risk assessment and handover to the client.
• Experience in developing retrospective fire strategies for existing buildings.

Desirable:

• Fire safety experience gained from a high hazard engineering industry.
• Professional membership of IFSM or the IFE.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Fire Safety Team:

As a Principal Fire Safety Advisor, you will be actively involved in leading on the fire safety design of new modern buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings as part of the site expansion and development programme. You will deliver fire safety solutions and support to the project from concept design through to occupation and operation of the facility.

You will work as part of the Fire Safety Team, delivering fire safety solutions to protect life and business operations. You will produce, review and develop new and existing fire strategies and fire risk assessments. You will inspect and assure fire safety for construction projects and specific fire protective elements provided as part of the project as the fire subject matter expert.

The role also offers flexibility in working hours and location of work with the opportunity to achieve a suitable balance between on-site and at home working. We offer relocation support across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 17th June 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.