Fire Safety Advisor
Salary: £53,857 - £61,470
Grade: Level 5 Zone 1
Location: Holmes Road, NW5 3AP
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 36, Full Time
Closing Date: Monday 21^st July at 23:59
About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.
How You’ll Be Involved
We are looking for a Fire Safety Advisor to join our team and be a source of expert fire safety advice for staff and colleagues across the Council. In this role, you will work closely with service managers to develop and deliver innovative, best practice fire safety solutions, ensuring compliance with all fire safety legislation.
You will play a key role in implementing and developing a fire safety management system to achieve excellent standards of fire safety management across Camden. Promoting fire safety best practices and innovation among managers, you will work proactively with the London Fire Brigade and other organizations to ensure compliance with fire safety regulations.
Your responsibilities will include delivering high-quality, customer-focused fire safety advisory services, providing diagnostic services on a range of fire safety issues, and recommending specialist or generalist fire safety solutions. You will also research, develop, and influence the acceptance and implementation of best practice fire safety services, policies, and principles. Additionally, you will undertake and review fire inspections, build strong working partnerships, and be an ambassador for the health and safety function.
If you are a proactive and detail-oriented professional with a passion for fire safety, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help ensure the safety and well-being of our community
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All About You
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in fire safety, particularly in conducting fire risk assessments in accordance with PAS79. You should have significant experience in handling complex fire safety issues, especially those with high-risk implications such as sleeping accommodations. Experience in advising on fire safety within a large and complex organization is essential.
You should be capable of undertaking Fire Risk Assessments, conforming to relevant guidance, and writing appropriate reports for local teams, services, and committees. Broad expertise in conducting fire safety audits and investigations, along with effective presentation and training skills, is highly desirable. A pragmatic, collaborative, and determined approach to work is crucial, as well as excellent time management and interpersonal skills. The ability to influence others and perform well under pressure will be key to your success in this role.
If you are passionate about fire safety and possess these skills, we would love to hear from you.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Interest free loans
- Access to our incredible staff networks
- Career development and training
- Wellbeing support and activities
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,