LiveWest's estate safety team is recruiting a permanent, full-time officer to keep communal areas fire-safe, compliant and free of water risk. Most of the work is hands-on: weekly alarm and smoke vent tests, monthly emergency light checks, fire door inspections, legionella flushing and scheme risk assessments. It is field-based with lone working and two to three office days a week. Applicants need a DBS check and the right to work in the UK for the full term, as no sponsorship is offered.
What the job involves
- Conduct weekly fire alarm and automatic smoke vent testing
- Carry out monthly emergency light testing and fire door inspections
- Perform regular visual inspections of common areas and raise waste removal forms
- Carry out weekly legionella water flushes at required outlets and record findings
- Report remedial actions needed to maintain water safety
- Complete scheme risk assessments, identifying, quantifying and prioritising works
What’s required
Qualifications
- IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH qualification
Experience
- Experience with fire alarm and emergency lighting systems
- Lone working experience
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of health and safety, asbestos, and fire regulations and legislation
- Knowledge of property compliance regulations and legislation
- Ability to analyse information, make informed judgements, appraise performance and manage risk
- Ability to convey information professionally in formal reports
Checks & eligibility
- Satisfactory basic DBS check
- Right to work in the UK for the full duration of the role without a CoS
Other
- Essential skills and experience for a level one role, as set out in the candidate pack
Nice to have
- ProQual Level 3 in Fire Door Installations
- M&E or Construction Apprenticeship
- CPD in fire safety management
What’s offered
- Hybrid working with 2-3 days in the office
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 with length of service, with option to buy up to 5 extra days
- Defined contribution pension with employer contributions up to 9%
- Health cash plan worth up to £1,100 a year, virtual GP, discounted gym and retail offers including Blue Light Card
- Wellbeing and family support, including mental health support, enhanced sick pay, free flu jabs and a new child payment
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to Work and car benefit schemes
- Up to four paid volunteering days a year
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
