Fire Safety Engineer

Title:                                 Fire Safety Engineer
Contract Type:                Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week
Location:                         West Ham Lane Stratford London or Sale Point Greater Manchester
Persona:                          Agile (home office and site combined)                                                    
Salary:                             £40,000 - £47,000 plus essential car user allowance regional salaries will vary
Closing date for completed applications: 22^nd May at 11pm

Interviews will be held w/c 27^th May

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

An opportunity has become available to join the Fire Safety Team in the role of Operational Engineer. You will be responsible for the technical aspects of the service and repair of L&Q’s Active Fire Safety equipment.

You will be involved in the approval of quotes from contractors, site visits and working closely with our internal FRA team, as well as helping to gather information on our existing systems and programme future upgrades.

Your role will include helping to design and preparing specifications for replacement systems and working closely with the Contractors and Consultants where necessary to help ensure compliance in Fire Safety.

Within the role you will be expected to ensure all L&Q’s procurement processes and standing order rules are followed, ensuring tendered works are completed within the agreed timescales, approval of orders and invoices on our iBuy and Arena housing system and ensuring compliant with all M&E and Fire Safety regulatory/legislative requirements across all L&Q’s housing stock.

Candidates will have expert knowledge in the repair, refurbishment and replacement of Fire Safety equipment, including AOV,s and Fire alarms.

Assisting the monitoring of these contracts, identify issues, and action remedial measures to ensure high-level contract compliance and resident satisfaction.  Candidates will also need to demonstrate an understanding of performance management to ensure that quality and value for money is achieved at all times. 

You must be a first-class communicator with experience working with a variety of different stakeholders.

Requirements for this role include:

• Ability to liaise effectively with contractors, residents, solicitors, and our own technical and administrative staff. 
• Practical Experience of managing specialist mechanical and electrical installations; a detailed understanding of best practice in the delivery of such contracts
• Computer literate and be able input and retrieve data from computer management systems.
• Relevant building services mechanical qualification to a minimum HNC level or equivalent.
• Full driving licence and have access to a vehicle on a daily basis as this role requires the post holder to be mobile (travelling to various sites).

Our benefits package include: 

• Agile working 
• Strong family-friendly policies   
• Committed Learning & Development  
• Annual leave starting from 26 days rising to 31 PLUS bank holidays 
• Excellent Pension Scheme – double contribution up to 6%  
• An Employee Assistance Programme 
• Great places to work certified 2022  
• Best Workplaces for Women – ranked 45 in the UK 
• Up to 21 volunteering hours per year

Our commitments 

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them.  This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.

In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 26 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, annual bonus subject to group performance, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life.  Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing.  In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible, we can make it happen.

We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion.  We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.