Health, Safety & Fire Consultant - London/South East

Purpose of the Role

The successful applicant will provide competent risk management and compliance support and advice to the property management division across all portfolios.

The role will act as the fire safety lead for the health & safety consultancy team ensuring all team accreditations, certifications and templates are maintained up to date, in line with changes to legislation and standards.

Once established, the primary role is to complete an allocated programme of risk assessments and compliance documentation in a timely and efficient manner in line with agreed KPIs as detailed by the Health & Safety Consultancy Operations Manager whilst mentoring other consultants to enhance their fire safety knowledge and risk assessment capability.

The role is home based with the majority of site work in central London and the south east, and occasional travel / overnights to other locations as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as fire safety lead for the Health & Safety Consultancy team and ensure that changes to legislation and standards are reviewed and communicated effectively.
• Develop report templates and maintain team accreditations and certifications, including BAFE SP205.
• Ensure own work meets key performance indicators (KPI’s) with regards to scheduling visits, completion of reports, report quality and turnaround etc.
• Mentor other consultants and develop/deliver fire safety training to the wider business, to enhance their capability and competence.
• Identify and capitalise on new fee opportunities.
• Develop pro-active initiatives above and beyond best practice to assist in achieving Savills best in class status.

Liaise between other stakeholders in Property Management and Savills UK to ensure a joined up approach with other fee earning teams and assist in strategy for continuous improvement.

Provide regular and consistent reporting to line management.

Any other duties that from time to time may be requested of you to satisfy the role.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Minimum 10 years experience in a senior fire safety role, preferably in the Property Management or Facilities Management sectors (desirable)

Recognised qualification in Fire Risk Assessment (essential) and 3rd party accredation / registration on a recognised fire risk assessor register (essential)

BAFE SP205 Validator with experience of setting up / maintaining certification (desirable)

Recognised health & safety qualification, level 3 or above e.g. NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (desirable)

Strong knowledge of fire safety legislation and standards (essential).

Experience in auditing against ISO management standards (desirable)

Experience and understanding of fire engineering principles and fire strategies (desirable)

Good communication, decision making and negotiation skills.

Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

Analytical skills with attention to detail.

The ability to programme and organise inspections against a set schedule and manage time effectively to ensure reports are written in a timely manner.

Hold a full driving license and have access to a car

Ability to take on delegated authority and act independently

IT literate – knowledge of compliance systems, report writing etc.

Recognised qualifications and membership of appropriate professional bodies (e.g. IOSH).

Working Hours - Full time, 37.5 hours a week 

Please see our Benefits Booklet for more information.