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Senior Fire Safety Officer - 37 hours
Senior Fire Safety Officer - 37 hoursTorbay Council • Torquay, England, United Kingdom
Senior Fire Safety Officer - 37 hours

Senior Fire Safety Officer - 37 hours

Torbay Council • Torquay, England, United Kingdom
12 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Temporary
Job description
Senior Fire Safety Officer - 37 hours

Application Deadline: 26 April 2026

Department: Corporate Services

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Torbay Council

Reporting To: Head of Service

Compensation: GBP 47,181 - GBP 50,269 / year

Description

Job Description & Person Specification >

Torbay Council's Corporate Safety Team has an exciting opportunity to lead fire safety within South Devon.

If you have extensive experience in delivering successful fire safety and want a challenging and rewarding career look no further. Torbay Council has a wide portfolio of assets including offices, historic buildings, depots, commercial assets and residential accommodation.

Working closely with contractors, service managers and our Property Services team, you will be responsible to producing effective fire risk assessment programmes, policies and procedures to ensure legal standards are maintained and that a positive fire safety culture is embedded in all our activities.

This position is for a fixed term of 24 months from the start date.
This post meets the requirements for an Enhanced Criminal Record Check. This will show spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions which have not been filtered in line with legislation, plus any information held by local Police that is considered relevant to the role.
If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/jobs/job-descriptions/senior-fire-safety-officer/

For an informal chat please contact Dave Walker or 07771645140 or dave.walker@torbay.gov.uk.

Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 04th May 2026.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.


Skills

Essential:
  • Excellent investigative, inspection and auditing skills.
  • Comprehensive report writing and data generation skills.
  • Well developed assessment skills to enable the prompt and effective evaluation of proposed mitigations and works.
  • Ability to elicit information in a variety of formats to allow a robust assessment of risk.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Knowledge

Essential:
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Electronic Fire/H&S Management systems and their application in the management of Fire Safety.
  • Extensive knowledge of Fire Risk Assessment, including the production of competent reports, accurate records and effective mitigation strategies.
  • Full understanding of the "competent person" role under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
  • Extensive knowledge in the application of British Standards applicable to Fire.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:
  • Level 4 qualification in Fire Safety.
  • Extensive experience of delivering High Level Fire Safety Management within a large or complex organisation.
  • Use of electronic systems in the management and prioritisation of risk.
  • Proven ability to be creative, using innovative approaches to secure engagement and promote good practice and legal compliance.
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