_{31st July, 2026}

Are you a Fire Safety Manager, seeking a new permanent job in Devon?
Reporting to the Senior Compliance Manager, the successful applicant will act as the lead competent fire safety professional, supporting the organisation as Responsible Person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and, where applicable, supporting Accountable Person and Principal Accountable Person duties under the Building Safety Act 2022.

Responsibilities:

• Provide timely assurance, advice and escalation to senior management and the Board on fire safety performance, risk, compliance gaps and enforcement matters.
• Develop, implement and keep under review the fire safety strategy, policy framework, management plans, procedures, standards, KPIs and assurance arrangements.
• Ensure changes in legislation, guidance and learning from incidents, audits and enforcement activity are translated into operational practice, controls and improvement plans.
• Commission, review and quality assure suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments, fire door programmes and other fire safety inspections, ensuring actions are prioritised and tracked to completion.
• Oversee risk-based decision making for communal areas, means of escape, fire precautions, compartmentation, signage, firefighting equipment, evacuation arrangements and other building fire risks.
• Where applicable, support delivery of higher-risk building duties, including fire safety inputs to safety case reports, resident engagement, mandatory occurrence reporting and change control.
• Maintain accurate and accessible fire safety information systems, including the fire elements of the golden thread, so that records are current, reliable and capable of providing assurance.
• Lead programmes for fire door inspection, repair, replacement and installation, and for passive fire protection and compartmentation works
• Ensure improvement works arising from fire risk assessments, audits, defects, projects and incidents are specified, procured, delivered and signed off within prescribed timescales.
• Lead the fire safety response to incidents, near misses, enforcement action, serious complaints, coronial matters and external scrutiny, ensuring investigations are robust and learning is implemented.
• Monitor contractor performance, audit evidence, specifications and on-site standards to ensure works are delivered safely and in accordance with legal, technical and organisational requirements.

Requirements:

• Relevant fire safety qualification or equivalent demonstrable professional competence appropriate to a senior housing fire safety role
• Significant experience leading fire safety compliance in occupied residential buildings, ideally within social housing, local authority housing or a comparable residential landlord setting.
• Proven experience of managing fire risk assessment programmes, fire door and passive fire protection remediation, and delivery of corrective actions to time.
• Experience of liaising with enforcing authorities, legal teams, senior managers and governance forums on fire safety matters.

To apply, please attach a copy of your CV

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