Fire Safety & Emergency Planning Manager in South East London

Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference in people's days? We are seeking a Fire Safety & Emergency Planning Manager to join our Safety & Environment Team!

What you'll do:

• Act as Contract Manager for the maintenance and replacement of portable fire-fighting equipment.
• Lead the development of fire risk assessments, the inspection of premises and the provision of professional advice and fire safety training across the company.
• Support the Head of Security & Business Continuity with all aspects of emergency planning including assurance checks, tabletop and live exercises.
• Ensure that appropriate portable fire-fighting equipment is provided and undertake an annual maintenance programme.
• Conduct full, compliant fire risk assessments on new or modified premises.
• Provide competent fire safety support and advice to any new projects or alterations to Southeastern premises.
• Ensure that all legal requirements in respect of fire safety are being adequately observed within Southeastern.
• Lead emergency planning arrangements for stations, depots and office locations across the Southeastern network.
• Act as the lead for tabletop and live emergency exercises for Southeastern.
• Maintain detailed records for each premises showing locations of firefighting equipment, equipment type and size.
• Deliver initial and refresher Fire Precautions Manager (FPM) training for Key Safety Leaders.
• Carry out initial routine inspections of all Southeastern premises, including tenancies.
• Submit comprehensive reports to the Head of Health, Safety & Environment as necessary.

Where will I work?

This role is a Monday-Friday position based out of our modern Head Office in London Bridge with some hybrid working as well as travelling our network to SE sites as required.

The experience you'll need:

• Must be able to demonstrate that you have fire prevention experience in a local authority fire brigade or have equivalent experience within the railway industry.
• Must be able to demonstrate that you have comprehensive knowledge of fire safety legislation.
• Must have a relevant qualification in fire safety.
• Proactive and able to work without immediate supervision.
• Excellent communication skills and able to express yourself confidently and effectively.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Transparent and honest, taking full responsibility for actions.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.

Other things to know:

• This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment.
• Work visa sponsorship isn't available for this role.
• If you applied but weren't successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.

What you'll get in return:

• A final salary pension.
• 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays).
• Free rail travel across our networks.

A bit about Southeastern:

We are one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.

At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day.