Senior Fire Safety Adviser

Department: Office of The Principal
Salary: £42,405 – £49,785 per annum (Grade 5)
Reference: 1177
Location: Department W, 81 Mile End Road
Date posted: 13 February 2024
Closing date: 12 March 2024

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Overview

About the Role

The Health and Safety Directorate provides Queen Mary University of London with competent health & safety and fire safety advice, training, and support.

The Senior Fire Safety Adviser position will work across all our campuses and will be a professionally qualified role within the health & safety team, working to support the development of service delivery and compliance with current and future fire safety legislation, professional standards, and best practice.

One of the main functions of this role will be to work closely with the Fire Safety Compliance Manager and key stakeholders in the planning, conducting, documenting, and reviewing of fire risk assessments for university buildings at all campuses.

About You

The postholder will need to be in possession of a minimum Level 4 qualification in Fire Safety (or equivalent standard), and proven experience of carrying out and reviewing complex fire risk assessments in organisations similar in size/complexity to Queen Mary, University of London. Also a working knowledge and an understanding of building guides (ABD) and British Standards pertaining to fire safety (BS 9999 / BS 9991), including relevant up-to date fire safety legislation. (For further requirements of the postholder, please see the Job Description).

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Health & Safety Directorate provides a comprehensive advisory health, safety and fire safety service to all Queen Mary University of London staff and students. The Senior Fire Safety Adviser supports the HSD Team in achieving this objective. The directorate has 13 staff and is part of the Office of the Principal, which is a central Professional Services department. This post sits within the fire safety section of the directorate which is made up of 3 fire safety technical staff.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

This post is full time and permanent (job share may be considered). Starting salary will be in the range of £42,405 to £49,785 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Further details and apply