Fire Risk Assessor

Residential Management Group

2024-04-25 04:33:50

Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Trades & Services

Job description

FIRE RISK ASSESSOR / FULL TIME / MONDAY to FRIDAY / PERMANENT

WORCESTER / Hybrid

Salary: £Competitive + £4,320 Car Allowance + up to 10% Productivity Bonus

Osterna, part of Residential Management Group and Places for People, is looking for a NEBOSH Fire Safety certified experienced Fire Risk Assessor to join a proactive and highly successful team of Health & Safety Professionals, covering the Worcester area.

You will have the flexibility to manage your own diary, choosing which days you're out and about on site visits, and which days you choose to work from home, where you will complete your report writing. Risk assessment reports will, in most cases, be confined to the common internal and external areas for residential developments. You will be homebased when not undertaking site visits.

What does the role involve?

Specialising in the residential housing sector, Osterna's Health & Safety Fire Risk Assessor, carries out inspections to a range of property types including traditional residential blocks, sheltered housing, HMO and high-rise housing (over 6m), then writing up reports with your findings.

Completed risk assessments are used by the Property Managers and Directors of the management companies to initiate repairs or any other procedures required, to ensure the residential common areas remain a safe environment.

What knowledge, skills and experience are we looking for from our Fire Risk Assessor?
As we see it as the 'gold standard', it's absolutely essential you have a NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety
We're also ideally looking for NEBOSH National General Certificate, too but if you don't yet have this, you may be able to complete this during your probationary period.
Experience of undertaking suitable and sufficient Health and Safety and Type's 1 and Type 3 Fire Risk Assessments (HSFRA), and Compartmentation Surveys.
Experience undertaking fire risk assessment work preferably within the public/private residential property sector.
Accuracy and attention to detail within your reports is essential, along with a comprehensive knowledge of the current Health and Safety legislation and its application to property management.
Knowledge of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and supporting local government guidance and its application to our sector.
LaCORS experience would be great, although not essential and training will be provided.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role

What are some of the Benefits for the Health & Safety Fire Risk Assessor Role?:
A £competitive salary
Plus a car allowance of £4,320
Up to 10% productivity bonus
25 days holiday + Bank holidays + Birthday off + 2 extra days (criteria dependent) + 2 volunteering days
Company funded qualifications, plus 5 study days
Pension Scheme and Life Assurance x 4
Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges - plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
Along with free gym membership with Places Leisure, you'll have access to Our Place Rewards, to choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards plus earn on-line cashback and take advantage of exclusive offers!

About Osterna & RMG

Osterna Limited specialise in Health & Safety compliance in the residential property sector. We are Safe Contractor approved and an NSI approved provider of high quality and fully compliant BAFESP205 Fire Risk Assessments on property throughout the UK.

Join the RMG family and join one of the largest and most respected property management companies with a portfolio spanning over 140,000 households across the UK. We offer a range of job opportunities, from property management, finance, customer services, and everything in between, which makes us a great place to work.

And it doesn't stop there. RMG embraces diversity and equal opportunity in the workplace. Every one of our employees has the opportunity to learn, develop and grow in their chosen career pathway and reach their potential, so much so, 57% of employees took advantage of our commitment to personal and career development and moved into new roles in 2023 .

assessment

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:
Work from home
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
Bonus scheme

Application question(s):
In addition to the £4,320 car allowance, what is your annual salary expectation?
Do you have Fire Risk Assessment experience of residential block properties (incl high rise flats/apartments)?
How far away from Worcester do you live?

Licence/Certification:
Nebosh Fire Safety Certificate (required)
NEBOSH General Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: On the road