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Fire Strategy Advisor

Employer
L&Q
Location
Sidcup (City/Town), London (Greater)
Salary
£45,000pa depending on experience plus Essential Car User Allowance
Closing date
30 Jul 2020

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Job Details

Based at Cray House, Sidcup DA14 5HU or Stratford, E15 4PH (working from home where necessary)

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Interviews will be held on:         27th/29th July or 3rd August 2020           

The Corporate Health & Safety team forms part of the second line of defence; designing and implementing policies, providing guidance and support to enable risk management, implementing the audit programme, monitoring compliance and introducing best practice.

We are looking for a permanent full time Fire Strategy Advisor to join our specialist team. Reporting to the Head of Fire Strategy, you will provide advice and support on fire safety to frontline staff and management teams as required. This will include driving exemplary fire safety practice across all of L&Q’s workplaces, monitoring compliance, along with other related duties such as delivering fire safety training and monitoring operational teams in the delivery of fire safety tasks.

You will be professionally competent with a minimum of NEBOSH Fire Certificate and be affiliated to a recognised fire safety institute.

You will be able to demonstrate experience in a Fire Safety Advisory role within a multi-site environment, and ideally gained in the Housing Sector.

You will have knowledge of building regulations and British Standards in relation to fire safety.

You will be familiar and competent in Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint, and will have used this in delivering the safety message through reports, statistics and training.

Your approach and attitude will be equally as important to us as your academic qualifications. You will be a strong team player who is happy to have a hands-on approach in helping to achieve a ‘safety culture’ within our organisation. You will be willing to undertake personal development as necessary.

If you enjoy working in a fast-moving environment and you really want to make a difference to residents and staff, then we look forward to hearing from you.

You may be required to travel to other offices, our residential properties or attend resident meetings as determined by the business need. Therefore, it is desirable that you are able to legally drive in the UK and have access to a vehicle on a pre-arranged basis.

*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.

COVID 19: L&Q have a dedicated pandemic response team reacting to the current situation. The safety of our staff and our candidates is of the utmost importance. Every effort will be taken to ensure that safe ways of working are adopted throughout the Recruitment and Selection process. We are introducing extra precautions in line with UK Government Guidelines. Our recruitment processes will follow social distancing and COVID-19 Safe requirements. This will include the use of various technologies to support the interview process. Should candidates have any questions regarding this, or if you require additional support please let us know at the interview planning stage.

Company

We house around 250,000 people in more than 105,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East – but we’re more than just a registered charitable housing association.

We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We build aspiration, opportunity and confidence for everyone in our communities.

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