Fire Risk Assessor Job London area,Greater London England UK,Government

Location: Greater London

To deliver an excellent fire risk assessment service within domestic housing and properties where housing has responsibility. To undertake surveys and to follow these up to ensure we adhere to health and safety legislation and council procedures. To take a co-operative lead in the strategic direction and delivery of the fire risk assessment programme. To ensure best practice methods are used in the execution of the fire risk assessments.

To advocate the councils vision and values at all times. To be fully responsible for the quality of service in respect of fire risk assessments and to keep up to date with all current fire legislation and apply to assessments.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

To carry out a type 1, 3 and 4 fire risk assessment programme in domestic housing and in properties where housing has responsibility such as community halls.
Liaise with the Fire Risk Assessment Manager and Building Safety Manager to deliver risk assessments in line with the Councils Fire Safety Management System.
Management and coordination of contractors required to support destructive inspections as part of the type 4 fire risk assessment process.
Ensuring that all making good of intrusive survey complies to fire safety standards and is of a high quality
To carry out post inspections and quality assurance necessary remedial action following fire risk assessments.
Support the Fire Safety Works Manager, Fire Risk Assessment Manager to manage the completion of fire safety actions in terms of management of the delivery of required works via the contractor.
Provide concise and sufficiently detailed fire risk assessments for all type 1, 3 and 4 assessments
To carry out surveys as per the fire risk assessment programme and following any major works carried out on properties.
To carry out pre occupation and post occupation surveys as part of the handover process for new build properties
To produce accurate and efficient paperwork to the council standards.
To set standards for the delivery of fire risk assessments and to achieve KPI targets.
During or following assessments - provide advice to managers and staff to assist them in the fulfilment of their responsibilities and therefore organisational compliance with legislative requirements and where appropriate internal standards and best practice. Such advice should be pragmatic, presenting achievable options to eliminate or sufficiently mitigate risk.
Accident Prevention and Fire Investigation
Internal and External Partnerships
Fire Safety Procedure and Other Advice
Health and Safety Communication
General
STANDARD CLAUSES

To deal with resident generated queries efficiently

To keep abreast of relevant fire safety related legislation and good practice, in order to provide advice to enhance compliance and maintain fire risk assessor competency requirements through training and updates of legislation
To conduct site visits to liaise with residents where appropriate to the benefit of the council
To be able to conduct site surveys and quote for works required to the council standard
To collaborate with the head of resident safety to produce effective working practices
To conduct and produce fire safety strategies for all social housing within Hackney Council
To support the Resident Insight Officer in carrying out personal emergency evacuation plans on residents identified as needing support in an evacuation
To investigate and report on all fire incidents and provide recommendations to improve fire safety
To proactively identify and report any hazards that could cause imminent harm or injury
To undertake thorough investigations in the event of a fire and identify root causes.
Liaise with insurers and regulatory authorities on fire safety matters
To identify appropriate preventative and protective fire safety measures
Provide fire safety reports where required to support site specific management arrangements to include application of fire hazard control measures
Carry out fire safety action plan and fire emergency plans where required
Where necessary, liaise with external enforcement agencies (fire/local authority) and support agencies to develop good working relationships.
To ensure that the health and safety team are informed of enforcement visits; where appropriate attend such visits to assist in organisational compliance.
Ensure residents understand evacuation plans and help with the communication of these
Carry out inspections of all new build properties to ensure it complies with the RRO (Fire Safety) Regulations, Building Regulations and other associated legislation.
Be a key element of the decision making when considering ways to deliver work in a fire safety and meaningful way
To assist in the development/continual improvement, implementation and review of fire safety related policies, procedures, manuals and/or Codes of Practice for procedural operations, systems or activities.
To develop and maintain effective internal relationships creating a supporting and assisting attitude to foster and promote a positive…