Capital Fire Safety Manager

Capital Fire Safety Manager Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS)

Location:

Gloucestershire, with attendance across GHFT sites and hybrid working

Remuneration: GMS Grade E1 | £58,230 to £65,729 per annum

Closing Date: 5 October 2026 at 12 noon

Provide specialist fire safety leadership across a major healthcare capital programme

Seymour John Public Services is delighted to be partnering with Gloucestershire Managed Services Limited to recruit an experienced Capital Fire Safety Manager. This is a specialist technical appointment within the Capital Delivery function, providing authoritative fire safety advice, assurance and challenge across capital projects delivered throughout the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust estate.

The role will support project managers, senior project managers and senior stakeholders to ensure that new-build, refurbishment, infrastructure and compliance schemes are planned and delivered in accordance with fire safety legislation, healthcare guidance and recognised professional standards. This is not a conventional project management post. The successful candidate will act as the specialist capital fire adviser and will not hold primary responsibility for the direct delivery of capital projects.

GMS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and provides a broad range of estates, facilities, infrastructure and support services that enable frontline healthcare services to operate safely, efficiently and effectively.

Working as part of the Capital Delivery function and in close partnership with the GMS Fire Safety Team, the Capital Fire Safety Manager will provide expert advice and assurance throughout the capital project lifecycle. The postholder will help ensure that fire safety risk is identified early, technical requirements are embedded within designs and specifications, and completed works achieve the required standards of safety, compliance and operational readiness.

• provide specialist fire safety advice, scrutiny and assurance across capital projects from feasibility and design through construction, commissioning and handover
• interpret and apply relevant fire safety legislation, Building Regulations, British Standards and NHS healthcare fire guidance, including the HTM 05 suite
• review project designs, fire strategies, specifications, technical submissions and proposed fire safety solutions, identifying risk and recommending proportionate action
• work collaboratively with capital project managers, designers, contractors, Authorising Engineers, the Fire Safety Team, clinical services and other technical stakeholders
• act as, or work towards appointment as, the organisation’s Fire Authorised Person in accordance with the applicable competency and governance arrangements
• support inspections, audits, testing, commissioning, handover and the close-out of fire safety actions, ensuring that records and assurance evidence are complete and robust
• provide clear technical advice and constructive challenge where project proposals, delivery methods or completed works could compromise fire safety, statutory compliance or patient environments
• participate in the organisation’s Silver/Bronze on-call arrangements, providing specialist advice and operational support during incidents and escalations as required

This role requires an established fire safety professional with the credibility and technical judgement to operate across a complex acute healthcare estate and influence multidisciplinary capital teams. It is not intended for generalist project managers who cannot demonstrate substantial fire safety expertise, or for candidates whose experience is limited solely to routine operational inspections…