Fire Safety Manager

2 weeks ago

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty UK Full time
About the role
Balfour Beatty are looking for Fire Safety Manager to join our Major Projects Team, based at Hinkley Point, Bridgwater.
An Amazing opportunity to work on a large-scale project

At Hinkley Point Balfour Beatty are delivering one of the most complex marine engineering projects currently taking place in the world to support the construction of the first new nuclear power station built in the UK in a generation.

The project will see the construction of three tunnels under the seabed that will supply the two reactors at Hinkley Point C with cooling water and then discharge it back into the Bristol Channel.

Our experts will use state-of-the-art technology to excavate a total of nine kilometres of tunnel, which will be lined with 38,000 concrete segments forming 6000 lining rings.

The tunnels will be connected to the seabed by vertical shafts and capped with large intake and outfall heads, each weighing close to 5000 tonnes, that allow sea water to pass into the tunnels.

Both the concrete segments and the heads are under manufactured to exacting specifications at a purpose-built state-of-the-art facility at Balfour Beattys site in Avonmouth, Bristol.

What you'll be doing

Some key responsibilities are:
Identify, manage and coordinate fire risks applicable to the scope of works and their activities.

Planning and monitoring of fire risks.

Identify where their back-office support team (Estimators, Designers, Quantity Surveyors) make decisions that impact on design and ensure they have appropriate knowledge to recognise fire hazard and risks.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:


Relevant Skills, Knowledge, Training and Experience required, or organisational resource to identify, manage and coordinate fire risks applicable to the scope of works and their activities.

An understanding of general fire hazards (sources of ignition, fuel, and oxygen) during construction, the sequence of work to be followed, and be fully familiar with requirements around fire management on construction sites.


The knowledge and understanding in the planning and monitoring of fire risks in relation to their work.

Knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms for fire ignition, spread and prevention controls during construction.

An awareness of the relevant legislation and guidance including: CDM 2015, FSO 2005, HSG168, JCoP 9th Edition and relevant Building Regulations.

Ability to identify where their back-office support team (Estimators, Designers, Quantity Surveyors) make decisions that impact on design and ensure they have appropriate knowledge to recognise fire hazard and risks.

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -An attractive salary

42 core base hours per week

Company car

25 days annual leave

Pension savings schemes

A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our portal.
Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too.

You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life.

Here are some of our key benefits:

  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
About us

Balfour Beattys Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways.

We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do.

We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace.

Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment.

We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.


For more info, visit:
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at

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