Business Safety Advisor

Overview

Post Title: Business Safety Advisor. Contract: Permanent. Salary: Grade 4 (£26,403 – £28,142). Hours: Full Time – 37 Hours per week (Flexi Time). Work Pattern: Mon – Fri (Flexi Time). Location: Sheffield. (Agile Working)

An opportunity has arisen within our Business Fire Safety Department for a Business Safety Advisor, based at Sheffield.

We are looking for hungry, career-minded people with a passion for their communities to join us in this exciting role.

You must be great with people, confident to learn new things and eager to save lives by helping us to enforce laws, which are designed to keep us all safe.

The overall purpose of the role will be to support businesses to understand and comply with their statutory duties relating to fire safety legislation, offering advice and educating those responsible for low risk, simple premises.

To be considered you will require a basic knowledge of the role South Yorkshire Fire Authority has in enforcement within the business community and the importance of providing a professional and quality service.

Responsibilities

• The key duties will include increasing the presence of SYFR in the business community, signposting businesses to further information and/or other relevant enforcing authorities where appropriate, to ensure SYFR fully contributes to the Government’s agenda of supporting economic growth through better regulation at a local level.
• To support South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue to enable the safety of the community’s commercial environment (lower risk premises) through work under Fire Safety legislation, to ensure services are delivered consistently and in accordance with Service policies and procedures.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Where possible have experience in working with the public
• Have excellent written and communication skills
• Have the ability to plan, manage and prioritise workloads
• Have a current full driving licence
• Be willing to work towards Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Fire Auditors)

What you need to know about the role and applying

For more information about the role contact District Manager Tracie Seago at tseago@syfire.gov.uk

A job description and person specification for the role can be obtained via our website at http://www.syfire.gov.uk/jobs or by contacting our Recruitment Team at recruitment@syfire.gov.uk.

To apply for the post please download an application form from our website or contact recruitment@syfire.gov.uk.

Closing date for applications is 5pm hours on 11th April 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing 4th May 2026

Benefits and equality

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme. Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

All applications will be given equal consideration and we particularly welcome applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce. SYFR also offer a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability and further details of this can be found on our website. Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) if applicable.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.

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