Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Fire Safety Manager for our client a local government organisation in Bristol.The successful candidate will ensure the safety of the building, primarily for the safety of all occupants of multi-occupied residential buildings including Low-Rise Residential Buildings, High-Rise Residential Buildings, and Supported Housing for Older People (SHOP).This role is a 3 month contract with the possibility to extend. There will be some home working and some days on site undertaking inspections or attending audits with the Fire Service.Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Initiate and lead the delivery of Fire Safety internal projects, ensuring Fire Safety in line with the organisation's policies, ensuring effective and appropriate translation of Fire Safety Strategy into practical application through the active promotion of Fire Safety.
• Drive the organisation's risk management approach ensuring the Council remains compliant with cyclical fire safety programmes of work.
• Strategic lead for Fire Safety, working with the Primary Authority Partners at Avon Fire & Rescue Service.
• Developed and thriving stakeholder and partner relationships that engage with, inform, support and deliver the plans.
• Ensure the organisation meets both statutory and non-statutory fire safety responsibilities, in line with legislation and associated building regulations.
• Provide strategic, operational and technical direction/advice, to all stakeholders; subject matter expert for fire related matters.
• Contract management accountability for the Fire Risk Assessment contractor and associated remedial actions.
• Assist with resident engagement within high-rise and/or higher-risk housing stock, particularly in ensuring that fire safety concerns are recorded, monitored, and dealt with appropriately.
• Work as the lead on developing procedures and processes to gather, interpret, and use information on vulnerable residents in relation to evacuation from buildings.
• Undertake or procure a service to undertake 3^rd party audits on fire safety related matters, inspections, and/or investigations.
• Manage and respond to fire prohibition and enforcement notices received from Avon Fire & Rescue Service.

• Significant experience of effective fire safety management at a senior level in a social housing setting, with an in depth knowledge of relevant regulation and British Standards.
• Fire safety related qualification, or equivalent. Minimum of a L4 - L5.
• Professional membership to IFE and/or IFSM, or equivalent.
• In depth understanding of complex buildings, fire safety systems and remediation of fire safety issues.
• Ability to plan and manage all finance and budgets to meet performance targets.
• Experience of using digital technology to deliver and improve services.