Project Support Officer jobs

• • We offer a competitive salary of £47,850 per annum.
  • 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
  • Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
  • Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
  • Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
  • A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
  • Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family.
    Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
  • Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
  • Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
  • Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
  • Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.

Help us keep our customers safe

At Onward, we're one of the North West's largest registered providers of social housing, creating positive opportunities for people and communities. Safety is our top priority, and we're looking for a passionate and experienced Fire Safety Project Officer to help ensure our homes remain safe, compliant and fit for the future.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering fire safety improvement programmes across our housing portfolio, managing projects from commissioning through to completion while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practice.

What you'll be doing

As our Fire Safety Project Officer, you'll support the delivery of fire safety compliance programmes and help reduce risk for customers, colleagues and third parties.

You'll:

• Manage fire safety projects and work packages across our property portfolio.
• Oversee the commissioning, testing and inspection of active fire safety systems, ensuring all certification and documentation is accurately recorded.
• Monitor contractor performance, quality, programme delivery and financial management across fire safety contracts.
• Maintain accurate fire safety compliance records and ensure data systems are up to date.
• Track performance against agreed KPIs and support the production of compliance reports and management information.
• Work collaboratively with compliance, repairs and investment teams to deliver risk reduction and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the development of fire safety and compliance strategies.
• Promote safe working practices and help deliver fire safety training and awareness across the organisation.
• Ensure all activities comply with relevant legislation, regulations and health and safety requirements.

What we're looking for

You will have a strong track record of delivering property or compliance-related investment programmes, ideally within a housing environment, and a passion for ensuring customers remain safe in their homes.

Essential skills and experience

• Experience managing fire safety projects or investment programmes and delivering high levels of performance.
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex data to support decision-making.
• Knowledge of building construction, building standards, planning requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Understanding of fire safety compliance systems and housing management data.
• Experience managing contractors, administering contracts and monitoring project budgets.
• Working knowledge of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and site health and safety requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with both internal and external partners.

Essential qualifications

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a building or construction-related discipline.
• NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely, or equivalent health and safety qualification.

Desirable

• NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management.
• IFE Fire Risk Assessment Training.
• Professional membership or qualification such as MCIOB, MRICS, MICE or equivalent.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills.

What you'll need

• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• Ability to travel across the region as required.
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service and maintaining high compliance standards.

Onward Repairs is the in‑house repairs and maintenance service for Onward Homes, keeping customers’ homes safe, secure and well maintained. Our skilled teams deliver responsive repairs, planned works and voids services, combining high standards, strong teamwork and a customer‑first approach. We invest in our people and take pride in making a real difference to our communities.

At Onward Homes, your application will be reviewed by a human who carefully considers your CV, skills, knowledge and experience as part of our recruitment process. We do not use AI to make hiring decisions.

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