Fire Safety Information Assessor

2 weeks ago

West Midlands, United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 256819**Salary**:

- £31,663 - £35,906**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- Band 4**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HSE - Building Safety Regulator (BSR)**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Business Management and Improvement
- Customer Insight
- Health and Safety
- Operational Delivery
- Project Delivery
- Risk Management
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- East Midlands (England), East of England, North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We’re the first Gateway of the newly established Building Safety Regulator. Our purpose is to improve fire safety in high-rise residential developments across England at the planning stage.

We’re looking for fire safety specialists who want to use their knowledge and experience to contribute towards setting a new standard in the quality and safety of Higher Risk Buildings, You will handle a varied caseload ranging from 7 storey blocks of flats to towering skyscrapers in mixed use developments.

These are permanent Civil Service posts. The role is desk-based and you have the option to work from home, with the occasional need to travel to HSE’s offices for training and team meetings.

You’ll join a team that is supportive, friendly and in the process of developing our role, which you can help us with. Whether you’re a newly qualified level 4 fire risk assessor or looking for a change from an existing fire risk assessment role, we want to hear from you.

**Job description**:
As a Fire Safety Information Assessor, you will have the opportunity to assess some of the most high-profile developments in England. You will be able to use your professional expertise in a way which can have a real impact on improving the quality and safety of the built environment.

If you want to, we’ll support you to work from home effectively with the supply of good IT kit and office furniture, to make your home working experience comfortable and safe. As a Civil Servant you’ll also be able to work flexibly and benefit from the generous Civil Service terms and conditions, including a civil service pension.

The Health and Safety Executive is at the centre of the plans to establish a new Building Safety Regulator that will be responsible for implementing and enforcing a more stringent regulatory regime for Higher Risk Buildings, as well as providing The work of the new Building Safety Regulator will be evolving and developing in the coming years and you can be part of that.

**Person specification**:

- Write, review and submit consultation responses to local planning authorities within a 21-day period.
- Contribute and support the development of the Planning Gateway One service.

**Essential Criteria**
- You will be curious, analytical and have previous experience of assessing fire safety hazards and risks.
- You will have an understanding of working with legislation, regulations and relevant fire safety standards.
- You will be able to manage your workloads to meet deadlines and service standards.
- You will work well within a team and contribute positively by sharing knowledge and ideas for continuous improvement.
- You will have clear, assertive and effective verbal and written communication skills.
- You will be able to use Microsoft Word to write consultation responses and use other O365 packages.

**Qualifications**:
Level 4 diploma in Fire Safety or above

**Qualifications**:

- Level 4 diploma in Fire Safety or above**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Level 4 diploma in Fire Safety or above

**Benefits**:
**We invest in our people with**:

- Competitive rates of pay.
- Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute around 27.1%, far more than in the private sector.
- 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career.
- Competitive parental leave benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

**Allowances**
another office may be entitled to Excess Fares Allowance in line with HSE policy

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Be

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