Business Fire Safety Inspector - Building Safety Regulator

An opportunity has arisen within this fire service's Business Fire Safety Department for a Business Fire Safety Inspecting Officer who will work specifically with the Building Safety Regulator.

Business Fire Safety Inspecting Officer - Building Safety Regulator
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Grade 4 (£24,294 - £25,979) In training, Grade 6 (£29,777 - £32,076) In training, Grade 7 (£33,945 - £36,648) Qualified
Hours: Full Time - 37 Hours per week (Flexi Time)
Work Pattern: Monday - Friday
Location: To be confirmed on appointment

The Building Safety Regulator is a new regulatory body established as part of the Health Safety Executive that regulates higher risk buildings and helps professionals in design, construction and building control to improve their competence. As a Business Fire Safety Inspecting Officer, your role will support the delivery of BSR work across the 4 regional Fire Services (West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Humberside), delivering both Gateway work and multi team inspections of High Rise Residential Buildings across the region.

The successful candidate should either be fully qualified to Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Auditor) or willing to undergo training to gain the qualification.

They are looking for career-minded people who are up for a challenge and are passionate about their communities, to join them in this exciting role.

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

The overall purpose of the role will be to contribute to the risk reduction aims and objectives of the fire service and the discharge of its statutory fire protection duties and responsibilities by:

• Undertaking regulatory fire safety audits, and related activities.
• Providing fire safety advice, guidance, engagement and technical support.

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

Applicants must:

• 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

You should have either, the Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Auditor) or, be willing to undergo training to gain the qualification. Qualified candidates will start on a Grade 7, as a Trainee you will start at Grade 4, then as you successfully progress though the Business Fire Safety Training Pathway, you will progress up to Grade 6, onto the full Grade 7, when qualified.

Closing date for applications is at 17:00 Hours on Friday 10 May 2024.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 20 May 2024.

Interested?

To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.

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. The Service 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. They 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 the workforce. The Service also offer a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability.

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.

The Service's recruitment and selection procedures reflect their 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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No agencies please.