Summary of role
As our Building Safety Regular – Fire Safety Inspecting Officer you will contribute to the protection of the people in the Service area and making communities safer by:
• Working as part of the multi discipline team carrying out work under the Building Safety Regulator (BSR)
• supporting the delivery of services provided by Business Fire Safety
• Carrying out inspections of premises to ensure compliance with set safety standards under the Regulatory Fire Safety Order 2005
• setting standards of fire safety in public and commercial premises
• Informing and educating the community to improve awareness of safety matters.
Some of the things you’ll be doing
• Assess risks and legal fire safety requirements at existing or proposed premises or complexes through inspection, plan review or consultation. Provide necessary advice, guidance.
• Respond to verbal or written requests for advice on behalf of the Service in accordance with Fire Services legislation.
• View plan applications from Local Authority Building Control and set standards for fire safety compliance, in line with the Building Regulations.
• Assess ‘Building Regs’ submissions for Gateway 2 projects involving code compliant designs (e.g. ADB, BS9991) and to identify designs that require assessment by a fire engineer.
• Work in multi discipline teams with other agency staff, such as HSE Inspectors, Building Control Surveyors, Structural Engineers, Housing/Environmental Health officers and Building Safety Regulators etc.
• Maintain close liaison with local authorities and other agencies having a shared interest in statutory fire safety matters.
• Deliver training or community safety talks, as required, either in-house or to external bodies/community groups.
• Manage time and prioritise workloads to ensure that deadlines and work objectives are consistently met.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as reasonable and appropriate, as agreed with line manager.
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