Fire Safety Surveyor

Do you want to join a property team with a diverse range of responsibilities and a shared goal to deliver service excellence for our customers?

Fairhive  is a non-profit affordable housing provider with ambition. We already provide affordable housing to more than 20,000 people in our community and are striving to do more.

Our property team is essential to the smooth running of our business and our team keeping the customer at the heart of our organisation.

About the role

We are looking for a customer focussed Fire Safety expert to join our team and to help us achieve our social mission.

On the Job you will:

• Act as contract administrator for Fairhive’s FRA remedials contracts, including undertaking valuations and making payments associated with completed works, ensuring works are delivered on time and measured against clearly defined success parameters.
• Ensure that all regulatory inspections in relation to fire doors are undertaken on time and ensure that records are kept fully up to date.
• Be responsible for collecting all data and certification associated with completed works and for ensuring that this information is added to the asset database and compliance monitoring systems.
• Be responsible for reporting to Fairhive’s Compliance Team on all matters relating to Fire Safety.
• Keep up to date and informed on regulation changes, new technologies and materials and trade news regularly advising colleagues.
• Provide expert knowledge relating to Fire Safety legislation.
• Where appropriate, undertake the duties of Principle Designer in compliance with the CDM Regulations.
• Operate in both the office and in the field with limited exposure to unpleasant working conditions and Potentially Volatile Persons (PVPs).
• Adhere to Fairhive’s policies and procedures.
• To undertake other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be required from time to time, including the delivery or projects that support our continuous improvement agenda

About You

We’re looking for someone who enjoys connecting with a diverse range of people and who understands the importance of delivering an efficient and effective service to all our customers.

For this role you will need:

• A construction or property related qualification (degree or equivalent), or substantial technical experience, built on through a minimum of 5 years in a similar role.
• Have relevant qualification NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management or equivalent.
• Have comprehensive knowledge of Fire Safety legislation, particularly relating to social housing, and of the commercial, operational and financial context within which we work.
• Be able to effectively  apply knowledge and experience, often outside the immediate issue, whilst considering the wider context and implications of a situation
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills and build collaborative partnerships

You will ideally have skills and attributes that include:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and build collaborative partnerships
• Strong organisational, time management, administrative and prioritisation skills
• Have good intermediate IT skills
• Be committed to the promotion of equality and diversity in service delivery

If you’re open minded, compassionate and want to learn more about a career in our property team, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits include

• 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Discretionary performance related payment
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible working
• Health Cash Plan
• Workplace Options Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discount scheme

E&D Commitment
Our Vision and Values express our commitment to becoming a leader in our field, providing quality affordable homes and investing in Aylesbury and our surrounding areas’ diverse communities. As part of our continued commitment to our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability, as part of our ongoing commitment to Equality and Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Leader 

Closing date:19 March 2024 
Interview date: TBC