Experienced Fire Safety Inspector

**Experienced Fire Safety Inspector**
- Salary and Grade:£35,411- £40,478 per annum, Grade 5
- Hours of Work - 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday
- Location - Protection offices located in Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and Maidenhead - travel may be required across the South of England
- Excellent annual leave allowance of 27 Days and Flexible Working
- Superb Pension Schemes available
- Onsite gym and parking facilities

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is currently recruiting an experienced and qualified Fire Safety Inspector. This is a great opportunity to work for a Public Service provider who invests in the development and wellbeing of employees. We offer flexibleworking arrangements so our teams can achieve a good work life balance.

As a member of the Protection Team, the post holder will contribute the work of the Building Safety Regulator and the Corporate Aims of the Fire Authority through the enforcement of fire safety legislation by auditing and advising on the fire safety measuresin existing locations, planned structures and events.The work is also crucial for protecting the environment, our heritage buildings and protecting healthy business growth, which will be affected by building fire losses.

**The key focus of this role is**:

- Providing fire safety and prevention advice and guidance Assessing risks associated with fire in relevant premises Evaluating hazards Auditing premises and plans in simple, complex and regulated buildings Contributing to fire safety solutions and issuinginformal and formal fire safety required action notices where needed and when appropriate Working closely with local authority and private sector building control bodies to jointly agree appropriate fire safety standards in new buildings and extended existingbuildings

**Key role requirements (knowledge, skills and experience)**:

- The successful applicant will need to have achieved a Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety or be able to demonstrate that they have an equivalent qualification with an appropriate level of experience.
- Applicants must possess a full driving licence and the daily use of a car is required for which an allowance is paid.

**Application and selection process**
- It is anticipated that the assessment process will run week commencing 13th March 2023

The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.
- At Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, we want you to bring your whole self to work. _
- Simply: Our community is varied and diverse. Our workforce should be too._
- At Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, everyone is welcome. _