Fire Health & Safety Advisor

Connells Group, one of the largest and most profitable high street estate agency and property services providers in the UK has an exciting opportunity to join the Group Fire, Health and Safety Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring or existing Fire, Health and Safety Advisor to join a growing organisation, in a role which can offer exciting development opportunities, study support for qualifications and steady progression.

Covering locations between the North of England and Parts of Scotland you will be focused on driving continuous improvement, through delivering advice and support to colleagues and the Head of Fire Health & Safety. You will build relationships with colleagues across the business at all different levels, and across a number of brands helping shape and support a consistent safe environment for all colleague’s to work within.

You will be responsible for:

• To generate and promote a positive Fire, Health and Safety culture
• To assist and support the Regional Fire Health & Safety Managers and Head of Fire, Health & Safety Manager in the monitoring and reviewing policies and procedure to ensure that they are properly implemented and comply with changing legislation and best practice.
• To support the Regional Fire, Health &Safety Managers in assisting the Head of Fire, Health & Safety, Directors, Management and staff to ensure that all safety legislation is adhered to and policies and procedures are adopted.
• Undertake Fire, Health and Safety inspections to ensure that workplace premise/operations are compliant with Fire, Health and Safety policies, and will report on areas of risk reduction.

Your experience & skills will be:

• Proven experience in similar role
• Relevant sector qualifications
• Ability to plan own diary and work on own initiative
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence sometimes challenging stakeholders
• Strong organisation/prioritisation skills.
• Resilience and tenacity, with the strength to push back if necessary.
• Detail and accuracy orientation.

About us

Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK. Founded in 1936 and with a network of nearly 1200 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. Equality Act 2010