Fire Officer – FRA Team – South

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.

Responsibilities

• Conducting 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.
• Developing, implementing and managing the L&Q procedures regarding fire safety management in buildings.
• Ensuring procedures are in line with policy, best practice, regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Providing professional and confidential customer focused service.
• Conducting FRAs for all types of residential buildings including High Rise, Sheltered/Care Schemes and Converted Street Properties.
• Responding to incidents on residential buildings and undertaking FRAs as required.
• Working with fire safety legislation and regulatory reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Approved Documents and industry guidance.
• Collaborating with teams both in office and dispersed.

Qualifications & Experience

• 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.
• 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 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 will be given on the trust bespoke systems.

Benefits

• 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.
• Prime departmental options and other benefits.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk.

About L&Q

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life. 250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England. 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 corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q. At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.