Fire and Security Lead

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom FirstGroup Full time

Who are we?

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

Join our team and help us continue to improve quality of life, by bringing people together to get the most out of life.

SWR is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London. FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier. FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.

About the job

The main purpose of this role is to ensure South Western Railway conducts a safe and secure operation. The postholder will lead on developing and delivering Fire Safety and Security assurance plans, collaborating with colleagues working across all departments to reinforce Fire and Security standards and drive continuous improvement. The post holder will develop and maintain South Western Railways Fire strategy, conduct Fire Safety Assurance audits and be a first point of contact for all matters relating to Fire Safety matters and ensure compliance to relevant legislation across the network.

The post holder's primary objective will be to ensure South Western Railway keep its staff and customers safe, by managing effective process control in relation to standards set by the safety management systems, managing audit findings, assign action owners, and track recommendations through to completion.

Your main responsibilities will be:

  • Develop and deliver Fire assurance audits of all SWR premises providing guidance to stakeholders.
  • Coordinate and deliver Fire Safety risk assessments, tracking actions and holding stakeholders to account.
  • Provide guidance to construction and project managers in relation to Fire safety and Security.
  • Carry out Security assessments of SWR locations, and implement change to ensure safety of staff, public and locations.
  • Support Security testing of SWR staff in stations, depots and buildings in accordance with DfT protocols
  • Support Fire and Security training including refresher inputs.
  • Produce updates regarding audit activity and actions on behalf of the Senior Safety Assurance Manager for review at key meetings including the Executive Safety Group (Directors), Safety Development and Delivery Group (Heads Of) and Joint Safety Committee (Unions).
  • Manage the company action tracking system and associated audit actions to ensure that all significant recommendations from internal audits are logged and their progress tracked to completion.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders within the business and advise on matters of Safety and Security.
  • Participate in key industry groups as determined by the Senior Safety Assurance Manager.
  • Maintain theoretical and practical competence in the field of Safety and Security, including the application of relevant legislation and industry requirements.

As a minimum, you will need to have:

  • Working knowledge of Fire Safety legislation and understanding of published guidance
  • Experience of undertaking fire safety risk assessments.
  • Experience of auditing within a fire or security role.
  • Be able to communicate audit findings via report writing.
  • Be confident in challenging unsafe working practices or conditions.
  • Ability to work on own initiative, self-motivated and able to set and achieve demanding targets.

About the location

South Western Railways HQ is based on the 4th Floor at South Bank Central, a stone's throw from the River Thames and a 10 minute walk from our busiest station, Waterloo. It is local to many well-known attractions, restaurants and retail facilities and is easily accessible by public transport.

Working pattern

Working an average of 37 hours per week over 5 days

Monday to Friday

The Reward

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:

  • Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
  • Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
  • 75% discount on many other train operating companies
  • Full training and support with development
  • Large range of exclusive retail offers
  • Excellent pension scheme

We all belong at SWR. FirstGroup's vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, across its group of businesses, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.

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