Fire Safety Manager – Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

Opportunities are now available for Fire Safety Manager positions within the Fire Protection Team. The positions form part of the senior management structure within the function with roles covering areas including, but not limited to:

Service Delivery
Compliance
Training and Development
Assurance
Fire Engineering
The role of the Fire Safety Manager is to inspire and drive challenging standards of performance of Protection teams to ensure the achievement of all local and service wide objectives (including but not limited to the CRMP, functional delivery plan, service policies and community initiatives).

Fire Safety Managers are expected to demonstrate a high level of professional competence in management, leadership and technical fire safety, showing a strong commitment to personal and team continual professional development.

In addition, Fire Safety Managers will be fluent in all relevant legislation appertaining to the function of Community Fire Protection and maintain a high level of awareness of national, regional and local matters affecting the direction of fire safety and Protection functional matters.

Vacancies are available both at Service Headquarters, as well as district based.

The full list of Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills have been detailed in the accompanying Person Specification and more specific information about the role can be found in the Job Profile.

A Fire Safety Engineering degree is essential if the role is based within the Fire Engineering Department and desirable if based elsewhere.

Some roles are available imminently with others becoming available later this year. Consequently, we are looking to identify suitable candidates to fill each position with successful applicants being appointed over a period of 6 months from the conclusion of the process, based on when each position becomes available.

We offer a competitive package with some great benefits available for employees:

Flexible, hybrid working arrangements based around a 35-hour working week (full time roles).
Flexitime with the ability to accrue up to 3 days flexi per month.
23 days holiday, plus Bank holidays and 2 additional Extra Statutory days added to the holiday entitlement
Access to a free gym
Access to a Local Government Pension scheme with contributions made by both the employee and by MFRS
Excellent Health & Wellbeing services
Closing date for applications: Midnight Monday 10 March 2025

Interviews: Tuesday/Wednesday 18/19 March 2025.