Head of Fire Safety / Fire Safety Manager

Salary: AfC Band 8a Equivalent /£55,690 to £74,896 per annum

Location: South West

Contract:Permanent, full-time

The Opportunity

A healthcare-focused facilities management organisation supporting acute hospital environments is seeking an experiencedHead of Fire Safety / Fire Safety Managerto provide senior professional leadership across a complex, multi-site estate.

This is a strategic and operational leadership role, responsible for ensuring full statutory compliance, strong governance and high standards of fire safety across healthcare premises.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the organisationslead professional adviseron all fire safety matters.
• Provide strategic oversight and assurance of compliance withHTM 05 (including HTM 05-01 and HTM 05-02), Firecode and fire safety legislation.
• Develop, maintain and implement fire safety policies, strategies and assurance frameworks.
• Lead and oversee Fire Risk Assessment programmes, ensuring consistency, quality and prioritisation of actions.
• Provide expert fire safety input intocapital developments, refurbishments and estate transformation programmes.
• Act as the senior point of contact withFire & Rescue Services, enforcing authorities and external regulators.
• Oversee fire safety training strategies, competency frameworks and compliance reporting.
• Prepare reports and provide assurance to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Line manage and professionally support fire safety staff, where applicable.

About You

You will be a senior fire safety professional with significant experience operating incomplex, high-risk environments, ideally healthcare or similarly regulated sectors.

Essential criteria:

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in fire safety, fire engineering or a related discipline.
• Senior professional or chartered membership of a recognised fire safety body (or working towards).
• Extensive experience applyingHTM 05 guidancewithin large, complex estates.
• Strong understanding of healthcare fire safety governance and assurance requirements.
• Proven ability to influence at senior leadership level and provide authoritative professional advice.

Desirable:

• Experience working within or alongside acute hospital environments.
• Experience contributing to major capital programmes and estate developments.

For further information, please contact John Lavictoire

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