Fire Safety Surveyor LBHF617049

Job Details:

Salary range: £53,109 - £56,151 per annum
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9XY 
Hours per week: 36.00
Contract type: Temporary up to 12 months
Closing date: 22 September 2024
Contact details for Informal discussion: Claire Norman, Senior Fire Safety Surveyor on 07767830076 or via email on CLAIRE.NORMAN@LBHF.GOV.UK

About the role

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Fire Safety Surveyor to join the Property and Compliance Works team.

This role will see you work in a team of risk assessors and external consultants to provide fire safety surveying expertise across the Council’s portfolio of 17000 properties. This is a challenging role that will require you to engage with a range of key stakeholders, ensuring that all fire risk activities are carried out to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism and meeting the needs of our residents.

We are looking for a confident fire safety professional with a minimum of five years’ experience in the required disciplines.

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant technical professional qualification i.e. full membership to the IFE / IFSM and NEBOSH fire safety certificate FC1 / FC2 or equivalent.

You will need to demonstrate knowledge and experience of working in a similar post ideally in housing/local authority.

Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.

Role Specific Qualifications:

• HND/C fire safety management / fire engineering related or equivalent qualification (general practice or management).

• NEBOSH General Certificate. 

• NEBOSH fire safety certificate FC1 / FC2 or similar qualifications.

• Advanced Fire Safety and Fire Risk Assessment certificate.

• Full professional membership to the IFE or similar relevant professional qualifications (i.e. IFE, CABE / CIOB / RICS).

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU