Fire Safety Manager in Newport

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As our Fire Safety Manager, operating within the Building Safety Department, you will support and improve Homes Plus' fire safety approach by reviewing current practices, recommending improvements, and helping drive change. You help create the policies and procedures everyone follows, identify and monitor risks, and make sure staff have the right skills through effective training. You keep up to date with legislation and best practice, promote a strong fire-safety culture, and check that fire safety records and data are accurate. You monitor fire risk assessments through audits and spot checks, act as the main contact for fire-safety queries, and work closely with Health & Safety and Asset Management teams to investigate any incidents or compliance issues. This role will be covering the south region.

Essential Criteria

• A NEBOSH qualification in both Health & Safety and Fire Safety (or an equivalent level of training).
• Experience and up to date knowledge of current fire safety laws, including the Building Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety Act 2021.
• Strong understanding of existing fire safety regulations and best practice, such as guidance for blocks of flats and specialised housing.
• Experience managing fire safety arrangements across a wide range of housing properties, including handling many fire risk assessments and ensuring all follow-up actions are completed.

Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We know that there’s always more we can do to make you smile, that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We’re happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

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We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.