Regional Fire Safety Advisor (London & South)

About the role

Join the John Lewis Partnership as a Regional Fire Safety Advisor and play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of our diverse portfolio across London & South.

As a Regional Fire Safety Advisor, you will be accountable for delivering comprehensive fire risk management services across your designated region. This includes expert management and delivery of complex Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) on our diverse building portfolio, including retail, distribution, vehicle workshops, and hotels. You will manage the entire FRA cycle, provide support to business units, and navigate complex fire safety challenges. This role includes being on call (on a rota basis) for emergency safety response 24/7 for all JLP sites. We support agile and flexible working practices.

Your primary region will span from Cornwall to Kent including London. This role also requires the flexibility to provide support to other regions as needed.

• Expected salary - £46,500 - £58,000 (dependent on experience) 

• Contract type - This position is a Permanent contract.

• Location -  This role is a Regional role where you will be required to travel to different locations around 3 days a week and will have the opportunity to work from home to complete reports etc. You will be required to attend meetings across the John Lewis Partnership estate on an ad-hoc basis.

• Interview Process - This will be a 2 stage interview process, the first will be virtual and the second will be face to face in our Pimlico office.

• As part of this regional role, you will be entitled to an essential use car.

Key responsibilities

• Expert management and delivery of complex Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs).

• Development and management of a regional fire risk assessment programme.

• Developing robust fire safety action plans and providing specialist advice.

• Conducting fire safety audits, inspections, and surveys.

• Conducting pre-occupation fire safety assessments.

• Reviewing fire strategies against current building conditions.

• Supporting the business unit leads in developing fire evacuation plans.

• Coordinating and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Delivering fire safety training programs.

• Raising fire risk awareness and promoting fire safety measures.

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

• RQF Level 4 or higher Fire Safety Qualification (e.g., Level 4 Certificate or Diploma in Fire Safety)

• Membership of a Relevant Professional Body (e.g., IFE, IFSM)

• Full UK Driving Licence

• Expert knowledge of current fire safety legislation, technical standards, and best practices to ensure compliance and enhance safety.

• Proven expertise in conducting comprehensive Fire Risk Assessments on complex buildings and producing detailed reports.

• Skilled in identifying and articulating appropriate and accurate remedial works derived from fire risk assessments, ensuring effective communication to all stakeholders.

• Adept at providing expert guidance and support to diverse business units in navigating and resolving complex fire safety challenges.

• Ability to provide crucial support and expert technical advice to business units, effectively facilitating the closure of fire safety actions and recommendations.

Desirable skills/experience you may have 

• Fire door inspection qualification

• Passive fire protection qualification

• Fire safety trainer qualification

• IFE qualifications

• Specialist fire safety qualifications.

• Experience in conducting Fire Risk Assessments within retail environments and large distribution centres.

• Demonstrated ability to autonomously plan and manage Fire Risk Assessment programmes across an entire region.

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The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important points to note:  

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.  

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.  

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. 

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