As a Fire Risk Assessor, you will plan, schedule and deliver life safety fire risk assessments (FRAs) across the Defence estate, and provide fire safety advice, in order that Defence can manage fire risk effectively and protect its people and property.
You will be expected to travel 2-3 days per week across the South Region of the UK, the remainder of the week will be home based. Travel and accommodation expenses are provided.

ESSENTIAL – SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Recognised fire safety training and qualifications
• Practical experience of FRA delivery
• Possession of a Level 4 certificate is Fire Safety (such as, Skills for Justice Level 4 Certificate in Fire Safety)
• Competent IT user
• Good communicator, face-to-face and via email/report writing
• Well organised, able to plan and manage your own workload without close supervision
• Target driven – committed to meeting/exceeding targets
• Commitment to quality – able to maintain a high standard of FRA output

DESIRED – SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional fire safety certification/registration (e.g. IFE, IFSM)
• Experience/training in fire investigations and/or fire resilience (property protection) risk assessments

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Working remotely, using MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Teams) along with Capita’s Assure FRA system to forecast, plan and manage an ongoing programme of FRA visits
• Travelling to a wide range of Defence sites across the region (a vehicle is provided)
• Planning an efficient programme, taking into account workload and travel times/distances
• Managing your time effectively to ensure that monthly targets for FRA delivery are met, including writing-up and issuing to the customer to required timescales
• Engaging with Defence Heads of Establishment (Responsible Persons), and their teams, to plan and conduct effective visits, including face-to-face briefings on key findings
• Applying fire safety legislation and guidance, along with relevant Defence and Service policy, to deliver FRAs and fire safety advice
• Keeping a continuous professional development (CPD) portfolio, to maintain and develop competence and deliver a professional service to our client, customers and the Defence community

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