Fire Safety Manager

Your expertise. Our hotels. A safer future together.

We have an exciting new opportunity for
a Fire Safety Manager (Engineering)
. This role will help to shape and strengthen IHG's approach to fire risk management and join our new Safety & Security team based in Windsor, UK.

As part of our Global Safety & Security team, within the wider Business Reputation & Responsibility (BRR) function, you'll partner closely with our EMEAA Safety & Security Directors, Development and Hotel Operations teams.

In a supportive environment, working alongside our Global Director for Brand Safety Standards, you will partner with colleagues across the globe to influence the global fire strategy and support the implementation of risk-based fire safety controls to ensure consistent delivery of fire safety that protects our guests, colleagues, and properties across diverse markets.

What you'll do:

• You'll be hands-on, leading fire safety for BRR across the EMEAA region, ensuring it aligns with internal IHG frameworks.
• Working with internal stakeholders and acting as a business partner to embed practical, consistent fire safety decision-making across the hotel lifecycle – from new builds to refurbishments and conversions.
• Driving capability building by creating training programmes, tools, and resources that strengthen knowledge and accountability across hotel teams.
• Develop assurance and compliance processes to help monitor performance, verify standards, and proactively manage risk.
• Provide expertise during incident investigations, ensuring robust responses and learnings are identified to continuously improve fire safety outcomes.
• Support due diligence on acquisitions and emerging risk reviews and help embed fire safety at the heart of business decisions.

What you'll bring:

• Degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience) in Fire Safety, Fire Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience of designing and implementing fire safety programmes
• Understanding risk management, compliance, and assurance frameworks.
• Confident communicator with good presentation skills, able to translate technical information into clear actions.
• Pragmatic thinker, able to identify practical engineering solutions and also support wider projects with a fire safety focus.
• Experience of working in a multi-region role and a property related sector is desirable, but not essential.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we give you Room to Belong, Room to Grow, and Room to Make a Difference. You'll join a global family united by our commitment to making every guest and colleague feel safe, secure, and valued – today and in the future.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now.
Closing date for applications Tuesday 6th January 2026

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You'll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there's Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we've transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That's why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that's why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.