SENIOR FIRE SAFETY ADVISOR

This role will help shape our fire safety across our Kew and Wakehurst sites, providing guidance and support right across the organisation, supporting an ambitious building programme, large scale events and scientific research work.
To deliver RBG Kew’s mission by: ensuring the delivery and implementation of the fire strategy, supporting Kew to maintain its compliance with fire safety legislation, bringing practical fire safety knowledge into the planning stages, and develop a culture that is attuned to fire safety.
Hours of work
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Salary
£45,200 - £52,312 per annum, depending on skills and experience [Band E]
Directorate
Resources
Location
Kew Gardens, Richmond, Hybrid
Closing Date
14/09/2025

Documents

• 16396 Employee benefits–RBG Kew 2024 v6[90].pdf(PDF, 279.26kb)
• Job Profile.pdf(PDF, 166.52kb)

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This role sits within the Health & Safety Team who work across all departments at Kew, supporting with a wide range of issues, including risk assessment, training and accident investigation. Our goal is to make sure Kew remains a safe place to work, fulfils its statutory obligations and importantly fosters a culture of good health and safety management. This role is a pivotal part of integrating fire safety into a core part of the wider work of the team.
We are seeking to expand the team to provide a dedicated focus on fire safety issues across RBG Kew, supporting our ambitious estate and event plans, as well as ensuring our processes and systems are compliant.
Kew is a fast paced, multi-faceted and ever changing, unique environment and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The post holder will work closely with all departments, including our Estates team, ensuring risk assessments are conducted and a forward plan of works managed.
Interviews are due to take place on 23 & 24 September.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.
The salary will be £45,200 - £52,312 per annum, depending on skills and experience [Band E]
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.
We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interviewing disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please