Area Fire Safety Manager (LLRAP) in London

The Role

Post: Area Fire Safety Manager (LLRAP)
Salary: £56,071 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £56,071 - £72,807 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term until 01/09/2028
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: 4 PM on Friday 23 October 2026

London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s fire and rescue service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city. Employing over 5000 people across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer 999 calls), fire safety and our non-operational team (our team who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, which includes Fleet, IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Communications team and many more).

Are you an experienced fire safety professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for improving building safety across London?

The London Fire Brigade is seeking a Remediation Fire Safety Manager to provide strategic leadership for the delivery of the London Remediation Acceleration Plan (LRAP). This is a high-profile role responsible for coordinating activity across the Brigade, the Greater London Authority, local authorities, and key external partners to ensure remediation programmes are delivered effectively and in line with agreed objectives.

Reporting to the senior leadership team, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of Fire Engineers, External Wall Specialists and Remediation Support Officers, driving performance, setting priorities and ensuring the successful delivery of programme outcomes. You will represent the team at senior stakeholder meetings, including Key Account Meetings (KAMs), provide strategic advice on complex remediation matters, and oversee performance monitoring and reporting.

The successful candidate will have significant experience leading teams, managing performance, engaging with senior stakeholders, and delivering complex programmes. A strong understanding of fire safety legislation, building construction, and remediation challenges is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in making London's residential buildings safer while contributing to one of the most significant building safety programmes in the country.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description, salary range or the full advert, please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs-london-fire-gov-uk.jobsmarket.site/pages/en-gb/jobs to access the full advert.

Eligibility

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they meet the following essential requirements:

Essential Criteria

· Significant experience in a senior fire safety, building safety, fire engineering, remediation, regulatory, or related management role.

· Demonstrable experience of leading and managing multidisciplinary teams, including setting priorities, managing performance, and delivering organisational objectives.

· Extensive knowledge of current fire safety legislation, guidance, and regulations affecting high-rise and residential buildings, including the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Order, and associated regulatory frameworks.

· Experience of managing complex programmes, projects, or portfolios involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and challenging timescales.

· Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, including government bodies, regulators, local authorities, building owners, and industry partners.

· Strong understanding of building construction methods, external wall systems, fire safety risks, and remediation challenges in residential buildings.

· Experience of analysing technical information and translating complex issues into clear advice, reports, and recommendations for senior decision-makers.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience of presenting at senior meetings and representing organisations externally.

· Experience of monitoring performance, managing risk, and using data to drive improvements and inform decision-making.

· Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications and other relevant technical and project management software.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold one of the following:

· A degree or equivalent professional qualification in Fire Engineering, Fire Safety, Building Surveying, Building Control, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline; and/or

· Significant relevant experience in fire safety, remediation, or building safety management at a senior level.

Desirable Criteria

· Membership of a relevant professional body such as the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or equivalent.

· Chartered status or working towards chartership in a relevant profession.

· Experience of working within a regulatory, enforcement, local authority, fire and rescue service, housing, or central government environment.

· Knowledge of remediation funding programmes and building safety policy relating to high-rise residential buildings.

· Formal project or programme management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APM, or equivalent).

Additional Requirements

· The successful candidate will be required to satisfy the Brigade's pre-employment screening requirements, including BPSS checks and a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

· Applicants must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom.

· The post holder may be required to attend meetings across London and occasionally work outside normal office hours to meet business needs.

· This wording aligns with the seniority and strategic nature of the Remediation Fire Safety Manager role and would sit comfortably within an LFB recruitment advert.

Please note LFB employees on probation are not eligible to apply.

Assessment Overview

Stage 1

To apply, please complete the online application, upload a copy of your up-to-date CV and provide evidence to address the following selection criteria:

1. Experience of managing teams and delivering excellent performance through structured performance management systems.
2. Highly effective communication skills to liaise with and advise staff at all levels, to summarise management and technical information for non-technical recipients and to draft complex reports and deliver complex presentations to aid others in decision making.
3. A knowledge of both prescriptive and performance-based fire safety techniques and ability to apply them to the built environment together with an understanding of current fire safety legislation and associated guidance and regulations.
4. Experience of using a range of software applications, such as spread sheets, zone models, field models 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.

Please note that we will score the evidence you provide based on the competencies listed in the selection criteria above.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend stage 2.

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Stage 2

Assessment for this role is due to take place in late October. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Additional Information

Please note: Our application system has recently changed.

After you submit your application, you’ll receive an email asking you to confirm your email address. This is a quick security step and is required for your application to be successfully submitted.

Once you’ve confirmed your email address, you’ll receive a confirmation email letting you know we’ve received your application. This email will also include your applicant number for future reference.

If you’ve submitted your application but haven’t received the email acknowledging receipt of your application, please check that you’ve confirmed your email address as soon as possible and before the closing date. Look out for an email from our recruitment system with a confirmation link. If you can’t see it, please check your junk or spam folder and add the sender to your safe senders list.

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Anyone who has contact with children, young people or adults at risk will be subject to an enhanced DBS check as part of our commitment to safeguarding.

Benefits of working for the London Fire Brigade

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional leave between Christmas Day and New Year
• Family (including maternity) leave and emergency support leave
• Hybrid working is available, subject to business need.
• Free access to the Brigade gym
• Use of the Brigade’s Medical Adviser/physios/fitness advisers
• Free counselling
• Season ticket loan
• Join social networks including our Equality Support Groups
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount scheme including access to Blue Light Card retail and hospitality discounts
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Criminal records check

In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a Standard criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory.