Fire Safety Specialist

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom The British Museum Full time

Role Summary Fire Safety Specialist Estates and Capital Projects (EHS) Full-time Permanent £48,144 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 29 November 2024 About the role: The British Museum is looking for a Fire Safety Specialist to work with the Senior Fire Safety Manager to provide technical fire safety advice and drive operational change and continuous improvement in fire safety management across the organisation.
This post ensures that there is a strong and pragmatic fire safety culture across the Museum's diverse operations and will support significant capital development over the coming years.
This is an excellent opportunity for a fire safety expert who thrives on working in the cultural sector.
Key areas of responsibility: Providing specialist fire safety technical advice and being the operational lead for fire safety arrangements at The British Museum Driving improvements in relation to legal and code of practice compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire) Order and ensuring that best practice is adopted Ensuring that operational arrangements to protect staff, public, collections and property from fire (and related flood) are in place Making decisions about fire safety related issues as part of programmed, ad hoc and capital project works.
These are likely to affect multiple stakeholders and functions across the Museum.
Enhancing and promoting a positive staff culture that affects thinking and behaviours about fire safety across the whole museum.
About you: An experienced fire safety specialist, with consolidated experience in a similar role, ideally in a heritage environment, you should have fire safety-related qualifications, and a sound knowledge of Building Regulations and BS 9999.
Membership of the IFE or professional standards bodies and/or a technical background in either Mechanical, Electrical, Building Fabric Maintenance, or Fire Engineering are desired.
You should be a strong decision-maker and influencer, with outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
About the British Museum: Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture.
The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen.
The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our  virtual gallery .
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including: Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out  here  what benefits a civil service pension provides).
Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans Professional and personal development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Discounts on food and gift shop purchases Additional details: For more information about this role, please see the job description.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to  .
The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants.
We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment.
We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture.
The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics.
Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation.
We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you.
The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.



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