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Job Role - Fire Safety Specialist
Location - National (covering sites across the UK) - Remote
Salary - Up to £70,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus
Job Type - Permanent

Role Summary / Purpose and Scope

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Fire Safety Specialist to provide expert technical advice and training across our portfolio of sites nationally. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a fire safety professional who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to engage, educate and upskill teams at every level of the business. You will play a key role in shaping a proactive fire safety culture, ensuring compliance with current legislation and best practice, and building internal capability through high-quality training delivery.

Skills, Knowledge and Values

• Conduct fire risk assessments, audits and inspections across sites nationally, identifying hazards and producing clear, prioritised action plans.
• Provide expert technical advice on fire safety legislation, building regulations and fire engineering principles, translating complex requirements into practical guidance.
• Design and deliver fire safety training programmes, from basic awareness through to fire warden/marshal and management-level training, tailored to different audiences and learning needs.
• Support investigations following fire-related incidents or near misses, identifying root causes and embedding corrective action.
• Develop, review and maintain fire safety policies, procedures, evacuation plans and emergency arrangements.
• Liaise confidently with enforcing authorities, fire and rescue services, and external auditors/certification bodies.
• Build strong working relationships with site teams, contractors and senior stakeholders, influencing positive behaviour change around fire safety.
• Keep up to date with evolving fire safety legislation, standards and industry best practice, ensuring the organisation remains ahead of compliance requirements.

Values & Behaviours

• Strong communicator, equally comfortable presenting to a boardroom or training a frontline team.
• Self-motivated and able to manage a varied, field-based workload across multiple sites.
• Genuine passion for fire safety and a commitment to protecting people, property and the business.
• Proactive problem-solver who takes ownership and drives issues through to resolution.
• Collaborative approach, building trust and credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• Committed to continuous learning and developing others.

Experience and Qualifications

• Proven track record in a fire safety specialist, advisor or consultant role, with demonstrable technical expertise.
• Recognised fire safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Fire Certificate, Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety, or equivalent).
• Experience designing and delivering fire safety training to varied audiences.
• Strong working knowledge of UK fire safety legislation (e.g. Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2021).
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.

Desirable:

• Recognised training/assessing qualification (e.g. Level 4 Award in Education and Training).
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IFE, IFSM).
• Experience working across multi-site, regulated or high-risk environments

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