Fire Risk Assessor (North London)

Job Description

Job Title: Fire Risk Assessor Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £52,781.93 per annum Working Hours: 35 hours per week, full time Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, Hybrid (onsite and home/office)Location: Camden, LondonIf you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.

Please note that whilst we will accept applications on the basis of any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsorships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates.

The difference you will make as a Fire Risk Assessor 
The role will be working as part of the Fire Safety Team and responsible for undertaking fire risk assessments and identifying all fire related risks and issues across Riverside’s property portfolio. You will work with other teams to ensure that we reduce the fire risks for our residents and continue to build and maintain homes that meet our Fire Safety standards.

About you
We are looking for someone with
•  Extensive experience of working within a fire safety risk assessment role and completing high quality assessments for a diverse property portfolio including high risk and complex buildings.
•  Ability to demonstrate current independent professional accreditation/3rd party certification to FRACC competency criteria (eg Warrington, IFE, IFSM )
•  Will hold a NEBOSH Fire Certificate or equivalent

Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. 
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
•  Competitive pay & generous pension 
•  28 days holidays plus bank holidays
•  Flexible working options available
•  Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
•  A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: 
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.

This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to be considered. Role Profile
•  To carry out suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments as defined by Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
•  Undertake fire risk assessments, inspections and audits across its estate including residential premises, supported schemes, commercial properties, workplaces and events.
•  To be responsible for identifying all fire related risks and issues across the portfolio and specifying what needs to be undertaken to meet any significant findings, clearly identifying all works and not generic statements. Also post inspect necessary remedial actions.
•  Work in collaboration with Riverside Directorates, Housing care and Support, One Direct, City Style and Riverside Development to maximise fire safety compliance.
•  Liaise with other professional bodies including Building Control and the Fire Service.
•  Support operational departments to ensure that our residents, staff and other stakeholders are aware of fire evacuation strategies in their buildings and advise on any potential changes in this strategy.
•  To ensure that fire risk assessment reports are uploaded promptly and correctly to ODML management system to enable operational teams to update their action plan within agreed timescales.
•  Liaise with operational teams to resolve risks of any serious and/or imminent danger and prioritise actions arising from the fire risk assessment process in order to resolve the most significant issues first.
•  Assist Directorates with fire risk assessments including training, technical referral and review.
•  Support local fire safety awareness campaigns.
•  Ensure changes to legislation, codes of practice and procedures are identified and implemented effectively in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.
•  To collate and analyse fire statistics and recommend preventative intervention methods to reduce fire risk
•  To develop and maintain positive relationships with all Riverside Group Directorates, staff and contractors.
•  To deliver continuous improvement and maintenance of high professional standards of excellence.
 

Person specification Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working within a fire safety risk assessment role and completing high quality assessments for a diverse property portfolio including high risk and complex buildings.
•  Ability to demonstrate current independent professional accreditation/3rd party certification to FRACC competency criteria (eg Warrington, IFE, IFSM )
•  Will hold a NEBOSH Fire Certificate or equivalent
•  Will have a working knowledge of fire service procedures
•  Will be able to interpret complex fire safety solutions that can contribute to fire strategies
•  A detailed understanding of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and ability to interpret compliance requirements to a range of different stakeholders.
•  Ability to understand the impact of the significant findings and demonstrate extensive experience in the practical resolution and completion of these works within a social housing context.
•  Experience of working effectively with non-technical end users to deliver effective fire solutions and produce high quality technical and end-user advice
•  Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, coupled with a professional approach and style
•  Ability to respond to complex queries and provide innovative solutions
•  Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly, accurately and convincingly through speech and/or in writing.
•  Ability to provide accurate and timely fire advice to colleagues
•  Results focus: sets high work standards for self and demonstrates drive to meet targets.
•  Customer orientation: desire and willingness to address the needs of internal and external customers, seeking continually to improve quality & standards of excellence.
•  Teamwork: contributes actively to a working environment, in which team members work co-operatively with each other, accepting collective responsibility.
•  Planning & Organisation: prioritises, organises & schedules activities & resources to ensure achievement of results within tight deadlines.
•  Respect for all: demonstrates awareness of cultural and community diversity and sensitivity to the needs and feelings of other people.
•  Responsive to change: Receptive to the need for change and adaptable to changing work demands and conditions.
•  Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
•  An aptitude for presenting technical information to non-technical staff / Training.
•  A full driving licence
•  Able to demonstrate the application of organisational values in all of their activities.

Desirable

•  Member of The Institution of Fire engineers (MIFireE) or equivalent.
•  Previous experience of working in a multi-site environment in the construction, facilities, residential development, property or service delivery sector preferable
•  Extensive experience in residential and a detailed working knowledge of LACORS Housing Fire Safety, PAS 79, Building Regulations Approved Document B, Fire safety guidance on purpose built blocks of flats, Fire safety guidance on specialised housing and other Home Office fire safety guides.
•  Experience of responding to enforcement notices
•  An effective problem solver and decision maker
•  Will have a working knowledge of the fire engineered solutions that can contribute to fire strategies and ability to interpret fire safety solutions contributing to fire strategies.
•  Ability to work in a team or own initiative