Fire Safety Advisor

NHS; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facilities management company is seeking a proactive Fire Safety Advisor in the East Midlands. The role involves conducting fire risk assessments and ensuring compliance across a diverse portfolio. You will be advising on fire safety matters and managing stakeholder relationships. This is a customer-facing role that requires excellent communication and adaptability. The position offers a salary starting at £49,000 with additional benefits including a car allowance and bonuses. Hybrid work model and support for professional development are provided.

Benefits

27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Colleague referral scheme

SMART pension contribution

NHS retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in fire safety within complex, multi-site environments.
• Experience of managing fire safety across a large portfolio of properties.
• Experience of producing high quality reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Building Fire Risk Assessments across the area of responsibility.
• Support the design and implementation of fire-related permits.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Senior Estates Manager.

Skills

Fire Risk Assessment

Excellent communication

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment qualification

Job description

The Fire Safety Advisor will be part of a national team which sets and assesses the standards for fire safety compliance across our buildings. There will be clear responsibilities for fire safety on behalf of NHSPS as a Landlord. The Fire Safety Advisors will undertake Fire Risk Assessments to be able to demonstrate that fire precautions within our buildings are complete and functioning and will support the planned evacuation of relevant persons, including Tenants in the event of a fire.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct Building Fire Risk Assessments on a planned basis across the area of responsibility to a defined compliance programme.
• Proactively promote fire safety within NHS PS and with our customer base.
• Undertake visual inspections to ensure that all compartment lines remain intact in our buildings, including ad hoc inspections following work that has been undertaken by our Hard FM, Digital & Data teams or tenants' activity.
• Support projects by identifying / defining fire compartment lines and signing off works in principle.
• Support national and regional projects on an ad hoc basis where required.
• Attend pre‑start meetings for projects – either NHSPS or client projects (where appropriate) to ensure that fire safety precautions are in place for the project and that the correct passive fire precautions are included the areas for renovation / rebuild.
• Support the design and implementation of all fire related permits to work, taking on the role of authoriser.
• Issue relevant Permit to Work (i.e. permit to breach).
• Provide fire permit training to teams within area of responsibility.
• Undertake a key role in investigating any fires in buildings within their area of responsibility.
• Receive fire incident reports and liaise with tenants where there are hot spots of fire activations.

About us

Established in April 2013, the company is a limited company but also part of the wider NHS family. Having inherited responsibility for the facilities and property management functions previously managed by NHS primary care trusts and strategic health authorities, we own and run properties that range from listed buildings and former workhouses through to award‑winning, state‑of‑the‑art integrated health campuses. Our aim is to deliver a fit for purpose estate in partnership with NHS organisations, generating cost efficiencies that will benefit our tenants, patients and the wider health economy.

Job responsibilities

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Fire Safety Advisor to join our team, covering the East Midlands on a permanent contract. The salary starts from £49,000 with a £3,000 car allowance and 10 % performance based bonus. About the role: We are looking for a proactive and adaptable Fire Safety Advisor to join our estates team, supporting a diverse and complex portfolio predominantly across Leicester, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire. You can be based anywhere in the region, with regular travel to sites. You’ll be responsible for delivering fire risk assessments (Tier 2 & 3), advising on fire safety matters, and working closely with the Senior Estates Manager, Senior Fire Specialist Advisor and customers. This is a highly customer‑facing role, requiring excellent communication and engagement skills.

• Conduct fire risk assessments and ensure compliance across a varied estate.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Senior Estates Manager and site teams.
• Engage with a wide range of customers and stakeholders, adapting to different settings and needs.
• Support fire safety training, incident investigations, and improvement initiatives.
• Manage time effectively across a large and complex portfolio.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment qualification.
• Excellent communicator, able to build relationships and influence at all levels.
• Experience in fire safety within complex, multi‑site environments.
• Excellent time management and adaptability.

Experience

• Experience of managing fire safety across a large portfolio of properties.
• Experience of the application of technical fire safety principles.
• Significant experience of influencing key stakeholders.
• Proven experience of developing strong and effective relationships with a range of stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Experience of liaising and interfacing with regulatory authorities.
• Experience of producing high quality reports and presentations.
• Use of a range of techniques and best practice covering such things as fire risk assessments / audits and fire investigations.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave.
• A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.
• Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
• Company‑wide colleague referral scheme.
• SMART pension contribution into which the company will contribute up to 6 %.
• A range of flexible benefits including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.
• We have a great colleague assistance programme and offer support for all areas of life.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.