Fire Safety Coordinator- LBS-009

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CRA Group Limited, The Borough, Southwark

Full time
Temporary
Onsite working

Posted today, 18 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: ed24d59dbb24462b90c37e87b9c9be79

CRA Group Limited

Full Job Description

To share responsibility to administer and manage the fire risk assessment programme for all relevant buildings within the borough, including inspection programmes, to ensure compliance is always achieved and ensuring adherence to the Council's legal and mandatory obligations.
To develop and manage overall programme and manage the collation of compliance actions derived from annual visits., To manage and administer the programme of fire risk assessments and other fire safety related matters ensuring we always meet our legal obligation. This will include managing the fire safety surveyor's visits and prioritising actions to ensure the business needs are met.
Responsible for recording and evidencing compliance with the Council's legal obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Manage workloads of Fire Surveyors to ensure maximum use of resources.
Manage existing IT systems and develop new where and when required. Responsible for regular reviews to ensure that they remain fit for purpose in accordance with legislation and any subsequent legal amendments.
Provide regular reports to senior management of levels of compliance, highlighting areas of concern and developing remedial actions to mitigate any risks.
Responsible for managing and reporting on data from fire risk assessments and compiling risk actions to other business units and departments, including target and date setting.
Responsible for monitoring and updating fire databases, ensuring information flow to other corporate systems such as APEX.
Responsible for liaising with external health and safety bodies including HSE and London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority to mitigate risks and provide service improvements.
Responsible for compiling packages works for investments works, investment programmes, and other fire safety related projects as detailed in fire risk assessments and other assessments and surveys.
Responsible for liaising with internal bodies, such as Building Control and Planning, to ensure statutory requirements are met.

Able to use MS Word and Excel packages proficiently.
Level of numeracy and literacy to analyse data and write reports and correspondence commensurate to grade.
Understanding of files and folders information configuration and collation.
Knowledge of Fire Safety matters, and health and safety matters.
Experience of high-volume file / process-oriented tasks in a public sector environment.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
Able to effectively plan and organise a wide and challenging workload to tight deadlines. E/I E/I.
Able to explain complex information clearly to members of the public, staff, and contractors within a professional environment.
Able to create and maintain effective working relationships.
The post holder must demonstrate an understanding of the issues relating to equal opportunities in service delivery and provision within the Environment and Housing Department, and to actively promote ways of eradicating racism, sexism and other forms of negative discrimination through the Council's policies and procedures.
To comply with the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
To work outside normal working hours to attend meetings or other events.