Fire Safety Advisor​/Inspector

Fire Safety Advisor/Inspector (Non Operational)

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has opportunities to join their Risk Reduction (Protection) Department as part of the Fire Safety team in a non-operational capacity (this is a green book role) to deliver fire safety regulation and enforcement on behalf of the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Authority.

The successful candidates will be placed in a pool and either offered positions immediately available in ESFRS, or contacted when further opportunities arrive in the near future, where you can then help contribute to the Service fulfilling its statutory duties and delivering our community offer.

As a Fire Safety Inspector, you may carry out non-regulatory checks (during early development) or regulatory audits (Short, Remote, or Full) of premises in-line with our Risk Based Inspection programme and appropriate to your level of qualification as detailed within the national Competence framework for Fire Safety Regulators. Whilst carrying out these checks or audits you will be expected to offer advice, education and subject to competence take formal enforcement action where necessary.

You will also be responsible for undertaking a full range of activities that you are qualified to deliver in accordance with Risk Reduction (Protection) fire safety policy and procedures. This will include reviewing and advising on building consultations & licensing applications, liaising with stakeholders as appropriate and responding to complaints, where needed. This will require the preparation of reports and appropriate documentation related to Fire Safety interactions.

When fully qualified to L4 diploma level, you may also be required to assist the Service to support the Building Safety Regulator in delivering of advice to accountable and responsible persons, or to help the Building Safety Regulator in its role to enforce the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022 through close liaison and cooperation. This may require travel anywhere within the Southeast Region to inspect buildings in other Service enforcement areas.

Employees will have the option to use their own vehicles and reclaim costs at the approved rate, alternatively they may use Service vehicles if available.

We welcome applications from anyone who meets the essential criteria contained within the accompanying job description. Successful applicants will be contracted to a pay scale that reflects their qualifications linked to the national Competence framework for Fire Safety Regulators. Those who are not fully qualified will start on a pay scale linked to their qualifications to date.

Successful applicants who are unqualified will start on Job Family 1 £ 28,146 per year. Those qualified in Fire Safety to L3 Certificate or equivalent (able to advise, educate and audit simple premises) will start on Job Family 3 £ 35,413 per year. Those qualified to L4 Diploma in Fire Safety (able to advise, educate, audit and report on consultations for complex and high-risk premises) will start on Job Family 4 £ 39,317 per year.

Achieving signatory status for issuing enforcement notices in ESFRS will reach the Job Family 5 pay status of up to £46,851.77 per year.

Location
- Your job as a Fire Safety Advisor or inspector (following development) could see you located within one of our 3 Protection hubs (Hove, Eastbourne or Hastings) or in one of our specialist teams such as Primary Authority Partnership, Building Safety Regulation or Legal and Compliance.

All successful applicants will be expected to maintain a minimum of 20 hours Continued Professional Development, logging their learning and how the learning supports them. This requirement will be further explained upon commencement of employment.

From Job Family 4 with L4 Diploma onwards ESFRS offers an optional 10% additional flexible working allowance for changing of working hours to provide some evening and weekends cover on a rota. This is not additional hours but change of start and finish times.

Good verbal and written communication skills together with a commitment to continuous professional development are essential for these roles.

We are fully supportive of Hybrid and…