Building Safety Regional Manager – East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Joint Headquarters

The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has an opportunity for a suitably motivated individual to join their Fire Safety Department and to lead and manage the new regional Building Safety Regulator team.

The successful candidates will contribute to the Service fulfilling its statutory duties and achieving its strategic purpose of ‘We make our communities safer’.

As the manager of this new team you will be responsible for developing, implementing and assuring the policies and procedures required to deliver this new legislative requirement.

To achieve this you will need to liaise with senior managers in all Services within the South East as well as within the national BSR team located within the London Fire Brigade.

You will lead a team of 11 Officers and Engineers who collectively will assist the Building Safety Regulator in enforcing the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022. You will be expected to liaise directly with the Regulator to identify workloads that you will need to allocate to the regional team members. You will also be required to quality assure the work of the regional team and to report to each Service against agreed performance indicators.

As a manager within the Fire Safety department and as required by the national competence framework for fire safety, you will be required to be qualified to L3 Certificate level and work to achieve a L4 Diploma in Fire Safety. You will also be required to maintain competence by undertaking a full range of activities that you are qualified to deliver in accordance with Protection fire safety policy and procedures. This will include reviewing and advising on building consultations & licensing applications, liaising with stakeholders as appropriate and responding to complaints, where needed. This will require the preparation of reports and appropriate documentation related to Fire Safety interactions.

We welcome applications from anyone who meets the essential criteria. Please contact katie.stevens@esfrs.org for a full Job Description.

You will need good verbal and written communication skills together with a commitment to continuous professional development are essential for these roles.

You will need a full UK Drivers License- use of a car provided.

A DBS check is a requirement of the role and this will be funded by ESFRS for the successful applicants

Shortlisting: 25 October 2024
Interviews: 4 and 8 November 2024 (times to be confirmed)
Start Date: 01 January 2025 or earlier if mutually achievable
For further information or to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact George O’Reilly George.oreilly@esfrs.org