What's involved with this role: Temporary Administrator – Waste Services Newcastle 1005037515224007 Skills & Experience: NVQ L3 qualification as a minimum in Fire risk assessment or fire safety audit. Recent experience in conducting fire risk assessments in a range of different premises types, ideally this would include premises with sleeping accommodation, offices, schools, depots etc. Sound knowledge of current fire safety legislation and relevant underpinning guidance such as BS9999 and DCLG sector guidance. Ability to advise and support managers/senior managers on setting Fire Safety standards, fire safety management and monitoring to drive improvements. Ability to coach/mentor health and safety staff to develop their capabilities, and technical fire safety competence. The purpose of the role is to advise the council on the most appropriate and cost-effective standards of fire safety in its premises and work operations in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements and codes of practice. Key Responsibilities: Carry out fire risk assessments, fire safety inspections and DSEAR assessments of Council premises, sites and work operations as required. Provide advice and guidance to directorates regarding fire safety to assist in identifying and mitigating risk. Carry out investigations of any fire safety related incidents as required. Prepare, assessments, CAD fire safety plans and reports. Support the development and monitoring of corporate policy and strategies in relation to the Council’s internal fire safety standards and codes of practice. Assist in designing, procuring and delivering appropriate fire safety training. Keep up to date with developments in fire safety related legislation, technical standards and disciplines/approaches to fire safety management and advise the Council accordingly. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please