Fire Risk Surveyor

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF KATE'S PASSION FOR NUMBERS AND PEOPLE.

Housing in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories. Where dedicated and compassionate professionals bring everything to their work.

Take Kate, an absolute wizard at managing housing asset data for our annual £50m capital programme. Kate's an inspiration to her team. Now a senior manager, she first joined as a college leaver in finance. Through Westminster's encouragement, as well as her own hard work and determination, she's gained professional qualifications and taken on a series of increasingly stretching roles.

Today, we depend on Kate's analytical powers to keep track of the condition of over 21,000 of our tenanted and leasehold homes – from roofs and windows to kitchens and bathrooms. Kate's committed to achieving the Decent Homes Standard for all our tenants and a high standard for all our leaseholders. Her passion is numbers but, because she grew up in social housing, she also understands the human stories behind the data.

More than that she understands the disruption renewal work entails. So when an elderly resident's family mentioned that their mother needed not just a new kitchen, but adaptations to her bathroom, Kate got right on to it. She co-ordinated with colleagues to assess the resident's disability needs.

Kate's worked hard to ensure our routine external and internal stock condition surveys pick up on repairs and health & safety issues at the same time. And, by recognising patterns in the data that's gathered, she makes a vital contribution to forward planning for large-scale capital renewal works.

As a Fire Risk Surveyor, you can make your own powerful contribution to ensuring that Westminster City Council's housing stock remains compliant, safe, and resilient. You will be responsible for managing fire safety actions arising from fire risk assessments and other key compliance documents, overseeing projects from recommendation through to completion.

Working closely with the Head of Fire Safety, you will deputise when required, providing leadership and technical expertise to ensure the consistent delivery of a high-quality, risk-based fire safety service. You will review and quality-check fire risk assessments completed by both internal assessors and external consultants via the council's fire safety management software, ensuring accuracy and value for money.

A key part of your role will be the allocation and management of fire safety actions, coordinating surveyors, contractors, and supply chains to ensure timely delivery. You will lead on fire safety projects, from the initial identification of remedial works to post-inspection and sign-off, ensuring all actions are completed to the required standards.

As part of your responsibilities, you will also conduct post-fire investigations, working collaboratively with the London Fire Brigade and housing teams, providing detailed reports and driving lessons learned across the service. And you'll be responsible for updating fire risk registers, managing the quality of supply chain performance through audits, and producing client briefs to support the procurement of fire safety improvement works.

As a subject matter expert, you will provide competent fire safety advice to internal departments, supporting policy development, procedural reviews, and cultural improvements in fire safety awareness. You will also engage directly with residents, attending meetings and supporting the Building Control, Planning, and Section 20 consultation processes as required. Your technical knowledge, leadership, and collaborative approach will help ensure that residents live safely in their homes and that the Council maintains the highest standards of fire safety compliance.

Please refer to Job Description for more information.

Bringing substantial experience in fire-related project management, design, servicing, and installation within housing or similar environments, you will be a technically skilled and proactive professional dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of fire safety across Westminster City Council's housing portfolio.

You will demonstrate deep technical knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, active and passive fire protection systems, and the fire risk assessment process. This will be supported by experience in building surveying, construction management, or building maintenance, ideally within a local authority or social housing context. Your expertise will enable you to oversee complex projects from inception to completion – balancing compliance, value for money, and resident satisfaction.

You will bring proven experience of quality assuring remedial works, working collaboratively with the London Fire Brigade and other key stakeholders to maintain safety and compliance. Your understanding of the Landlord and Tenant Act, including leaseholder obligations and Section 20 consultation requirements, will ensure projects are delivered with legal and procedural precision.

Highly organised and analytical, you will be capable of managing a varied and demanding workload, using compliance software and reporting tools to monitor fire risk and project performance. Your ability to challenge proposals constructively, assess technical solutions, and make evidence-based decisions will be central to achieving high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.

You will also be an effective communicator – able to explain complex technical matters clearly to senior leaders, councillors, leaseholders, and residents alike. Strong interpersonal skills will enable you to lead by example, motivate others, and build cohesive, high-performing teams.

Holding a NEBOSH Fire Safety Management Certificate or equivalent Level 3 qualification, along with training in fire doors and fire stopping, you will demonstrate a commitment to professional competence through affiliation with relevant bodies such as IFSM or IFE. Your leadership will be visible, inclusive, and grounded in a genuine passion for protecting people, buildings, and communities.

But most important of all, you will bring integrity, professionalism, and a solutions-focused approach – ensuring Westminster continues to set the standard for excellence in fire safety management.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority (GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities' (formally known as B.A.M.E , Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster.

Westminster City Council's strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city's future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit

As a forward thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application , we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.