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Fire Safety & Emergency Planning Manager
Merseyrail
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3.3
Liverpool L1
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Hybrid work
Permanent, Full-time
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Free or subsidised travel, Employee discount, Company pension
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid work in Liverpool L1

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Description


Job Title: Fire Safety & Emergency Planning Manager
Location: Liverpool - Hybrid work
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent.
Hours: 35 Hours per week

Your Journey Starts Here

At Merseyrail, safety is at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking an ambitious, dynamic and highly motivated Fire Safety and Emergency Planning Manager to lead the continual improvement of fire safety, emergency preparedness, resilience and business continuity arrangements across our network, including our underground stations.
This is a rare opportunity to influence the safety across the Liverpool City Region, helping to protect our people and passengers while supporting the delivery of a modern, resilient railway.

The successful candidate will act as Merseyrail's lead specialist for fire safety, emergency planning and resilience, working across the business and with key external partners to ensure the organisation remains prepared to prevent, respond to and recover from emergency situations and operational disruption.

Your Day-to-Day


  • Lead the development, implementation and continual improvement of Merseyrail's Fire Safety Management System.
  • Ensure compliance with fire safety legislation, railway fire safety requirements and industry standards across the network.
  • Act as Merseyrail's competent person and subject matter expert for fire safety, emergency response and resilience matters.
  • Provide specialist fire safety advice and assurance for station enhancements, infrastructure projects and operational changes.
  • Lead investigations, debriefs and lessons-learned reviews arising from fire incidents, emergency events, exercises and operational disruptions.
  • Ensure actions arising from audits, incidents, exercises, inspections and assessments are tracked through to effective completion.
  • Develop, maintain and assure the Company's Emergency Plan, emergency response procedures and resilience arrangements.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of business continuity arrangements, supporting departments in producing effective plans.
  • Develop and maintain operational contingency and severe weather response arrangements.
  • Ensure employees with emergency responsibilities are trained, competent and confident in fulfilling their roles.
  • Design, coordinate and evaluate tabletop exercises, simulations and live multi-agency exercises.
  • Act as lead coordinator for emergency preparedness activities and support the organisation's response to significant incidents.
  • Maintain Merseyrail's engagement with the Local Resilience Forum and wider resilience community.
  • Maintain Merseyrail's information and planning arrangements within ResilienceDirect.
  • Provide specialist advice on emergency evacuation, egress, crowd management and passenger safety arrangements.
  • Represent Merseyrail at industry forums, working groups and resilience meetings, identifying emerging best practice and embedding learning into the Safety Management System.
  • Maintain effective relationships with emergency services, enforcement bodies, regulators and industry partners.


What You'll Bring To This Role


We're looking for a confident and engaging professional who combines technical expertise with strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
You'll be passionate about driving continuous improvement and capable of influencing people at all levels of the organisation.

Essential
  • A recognised fire safety, health and safety or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
  • Understanding of the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) Regulations 2009 and associated guidance.
  • Experience of developing, implementing or managing fire safety systems, emergency plans, resilience arrangements or business continuity frameworks.
  • Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating emergency exercises.
  • Experience of incident investigation and lessons-learned processes.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively with emergency services, operational teams and external partners.
  • Excellent communication, influencing and report-writing skills.
  • Experience working within a regulated, safety-critical or operational environment.
Desirable
  • Experience within the rail, transport or infrastructure sector.
  • Membership of a relevant professional body.
  • Business continuity or resilience qualifications.
  • Experience working with Local Resilience Forums or multi-agency emergency planning arrangements.
  • Experience of crowd management, station operations or evacuation planning.
  • Associate Membership (or higher) of the Institution of Fire Engineers.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference.
You'll play a leading role in strengthening fire safety, emergency preparedness and organisational resilience across a railway that serves millions of customers every year. You'll work alongside industry partners, emergency services and senior leaders to drive continuous improvement and ensure Merseyrail remains at the forefront of safety and resilience best practice.

If you're a motivated and forward-thinking professional who wants to shape the future of fire safety and emergency response across the Merseyrail network, we'd love to hear from you


The Benefits of Being Onboard


  • Final salary pension scheme
  • Free staff travel on our network – unlimited free travel on Transport UK train operators and Northern Rail
  • Discounted national rail travel – 75% discount on other train services across the UK, expanding to Europe after one year of service
  • Family rail travel – your partner and dependents can also benefit from rail travel passes
  • Health Shield membership – access discounted health and holistic care services
  • Access to GP Anytime – speak face-to-face with a qualified GP, whenever you need to
  • Hapi benefits portal – enjoy savings on shopping, lifestyle and holidays
  • Wedding celebrations – take an extra day off if you get married on a working day
  • Employee achievement and long service awards
  • Involvement in major city events – play a key role in keeping our city moving during major events, working together as one team

What You Need to Know

Merseyrail reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. Incomplete applications may not be progressed or given additional time to complete in these circumstances.

Diversity Drives Us

As an equal opportunities employer, Merseyrail particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience relative to the role.

Using AI? Be Authentically You

We understand some applicants may use AI tools to help refine their applications, and that’s fine. However, we’re most interested in your experience, in your words. Answers that feel overly generic or lack personal insight may be discounted, so please make sure your responses reflect you.


About Merseyrail

Merseyrail stands out as one of the most punctual and reliable rail networks in the UK. Over the last 15 years, we consistently achieve customer satisfaction scores above 90%, winning multiple national awards for our exceptional customer service and punctuality! With around 1,200 employees, we recognise that our team members play a vital role in our ongoing success. We’re committed to investing in the development of our people and fostering inclusive practices that empower everyone at Merseyrail to reach their full potential.
As a self-contained network, we proudly offer the most affordable fares in the country. We operate over 600 regular services daily to 69 stations throughout the Liverpool City Region, with our four underground stations running trains every few minutes. On average, more than 90,000 passengers travel with us weekdays, and Liverpool Central station ranks among the busiest stations outside of London.
We’ve modernised significantly in recent years, with our new state-of-the-art trains now on the network. These brand-new electric and environmentally friendly trains, designed specifically for the Merseyrail network, feature pioneering sliding step technology, making us one of the most accessible networks in the UK. We’ve also refurbished many of our city centre stations, achieving step-free access at two-thirds of Merseyrail stations. We are working closely with the LCRCA to achieve our Metro Mayor's vision of a step-free network by 2030. We’re also developing use of online ticketing in the near future, to then be followed by the introduction of barriers requiring just a tap of a contactless bank card.
We are actively engaged in the continuous development of our network. In 2023 we opened Headbolt Lane station, which extends the Kirkby line and benefits many additional passengers in the local area. Additionally, plans are underway for a new station, Liverpool Baltic Station, located just south of Liverpool City Centre. This station will serve the Baltic Quarter, the city's fastest-growing area, which is recognised as one of the UK's coolest neighbourhoods.
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