Assistant Fire Safety Manager

Estates and Capital Projects Department

Full Time
Permanent
£33,368 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 31 January 2024

About the role:

The Assistant Fire Safety Manager (AFSM) is responsible for providing support to the Senior Fire Safety Manager (SFSM) in relation to specialist Fire Safety technical and strategic advice to the British Museum (BM) on efficient and effective means to protect staff, public, collections and property from fire (and related flood). The AFSM will also enhance & promote the positive staff culture that affects thinking and behaviours about Fire Safety across the whole museum. The successful candidate will need initiative, determination and be a good communicator with the credibility to influence at all levels across the organisation.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Supporting the BM in responding to current and emerging legal and best practise requirements for Fire Safety at a strategic and operational level. Responding to the demand and challenge in supporting both ‘business as usual’ functions and emerging pressures in relation to Masterplan activity.
• Assisting the SFSM to ensure that a robust framework is in place to support the management of Fire Safety issues across the museum.
• Contribute to the other complementary functions within Estates and Capital Projects to provide advice on end-product quality (of newly installed and commissioned assets and spaces) – ie. Supporting the client-side handover and acceptance into service process.
• Development of effective working with the Control of Works Supervisor and Coordinators within EHS and others within the Estates and Capital Projects department to achieve best practice and protection to life, collection and property during construction/maintenance related activity.
• Working closely within the SFSM and other functions to advise and support on Masterplan activity in terms of design development, strategic advice and operational user requirements, both in terms of handover and operate mode.
• Working with the SFSM on business improvement initiatives to support emerging continuous improvement exercises within Estates and Capital Projects.

About you:

With a general education and ideally educated to degree level, you should have specific fire qualifications such as CFPA Diploma and membership of the IFE or IFSM, or be working towards these. Ideally you will have a NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and MIFireE.

You should have demonstrable experience as a Fire Safety Manager, ideally within a heritage or large visitor attraction organisation, including experience of developing policies and procedures and health and safety management systems.

You should have outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills, as well as a good working knowledge of Construction and Design Management regulatory requirements and permit to work processes.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Membership of the civil service pension scheme
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

We are also currently piloting a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage and how flexible working could work for you.

The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants