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Role Profile

To carry out a type 1, 3 and 4 fire risk assessment programme in residential properties, care and support schemes, and in properties where Building Safety has responsibility such as community halls, offices, warehouses and workshops.

• Identify hazards and risks associated with fire in general and specialist buildings and processes.
• Report fire risk issues including any directly related to awareness of reporting arrangements for residents and occupants.
• Evaluate existing fire risk assessments including appropriateness for the risk.
• Audit management of fire safety systems. Recommend controls to manage residual risks, including where necessary in higher risk situations temporary controls that might be required until a permanent control is implemented.
• Liaise with the Senior Fire Safety Manager (FRA) and Lead Fire Risk Assessor to deliver risk assessments in line with the Fire Safety Management System.
• Management and coordination of contractors on site, required to support destructive inspections as part of the type 4 fire risk assessment process.
• Ensuring that all making good of intrusive survey complies to fire safety standards and is of a high quality.
• Provide concise but sufficiently detailed fire risk assessments for all type 1, 3 and 4 assessments.
• To carry out surveys as per the fire risk assessment programme and following any major works carried out on properties.
• To carry out pre-occupation and post-occupation surveys as part of the handover process for new build properties.
• Carry out inspections of all new build properties to ensure they comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Building Regulations and other associated legislation.

During or following assessments - provide advice to managers and staff to assist them in the fulfilment of their responsibilities and therefore organisational compliance with legislative requirements and where appropriate internal standards and best practice. Such advice should be pragmatic, presenting achievable options to eliminate or sufficiently mitigate risk.

• To conduct site visits to liaise with residents where appropriate to the benefit of TRG.
• To support and provide advice to frontline workers in carrying out person-centered fire risk assessments (PCFRA) personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPS) on residents identified as needing support in an evacuation.
• To keep abreast of relevant fire safety related legislation and good practice, in order to provide advice to enhance compliance and maintain fire risk assessor competency requirements through training and updates of legislation.
• To carry out post inspections and quality assurance, including necessary remedial action following fire risk assessments.
• Support the Head of Fire Risk Surveying, Senior Fire Safety Manager (FRA) and Lead Fire Risk Assessor to manage the completion of fire safety actions in terms of management of the delivery of required works via the contractor.
• To investigate and report on all fire incidents and provide recommendations to improve fire safety
• To develop and maintain effective internal relationships creating a supporting and assisting attitude to foster and promote a positive risk management and safety culture, maintaining the highest possible internal and external customer satisfaction.

Person Specification

Essential

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience of Working as a fire risk assessor for residential housing and care and support schemes and evidence of applying BS9792:2025 and PAS 79-1.
• Minimum practical experience of undertaking 20+ fire risk assessments in low to moderate risk buildings and at least 12 months relevant experience.
• Ability to carry out site visits and physical inspections of work, including accessing loft spaces by means of ladders.
• High understanding of risk mitigation and how it should be applied.
• NEBOSH Fire Certificate/Diploma or Certified in Applied Fire Risk Assessment (previously FRA and Fire Safety Management) or equivalent.
• EQF level 3-4 i.e. Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety or equivalent, ASFP Level 3 in Passive Fire Protection or equivalent.
• Membership of Third Party Accreditation Scheme such as BAFE, LPCB, IFE or equivalent.
• In depth knowledge of Fire & Building/Structural Safety within Social Housing, including government and industry guidance, British Standards, building regulations and the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
• High levels of literacy and excellent communication skills with a diverse range of people and ability to co-ordinate and manage internal and external stakeholders, including statutory organisations, with good presentation skills.
• An awareness of personal emergency evacuation plans and who they are for and when they should be used and an understanding of the different types of evacuation strategies including simultaneous evacuation, stay put, progressive horizontal evacuation and zoned/staged evacuation.
• Customer focused with an ability to present reports and data and to clearly explain to and influence a wide range of people in regard to fire safety and its management.
• Ability to use various IT systems and tablet platforms, to be able to interrogate database information to produce risk-based programmes of works. Ability to update the database as work items are completed.
• Excellent team player with the ability to work under pressure, deliver to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.

Desirable

• Minimum of 2 - 3 years relevant experience of undertaking fire risk assessments, with demonstrable experience in residential fire risk assessments.
• Experience of working for a BAFE SP205 accredited organisation.
• Experience in the maintenance and testing of fire safety systems and record keeping.

About Us

Riverside is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 75,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We are a leading provider of supported housing services, particularly for those affected by homelessness, and our track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dates back over 90 years. We have plans to build over 15,000 affordable homes over the next decade.

Our Values and Behaviours

Creating an Inclusive Environment