Fire Safety Programme Lead

About The Role
What we offer:

• We offer a competitive salary of £43,900 per annum.
• 35 hour per week
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
• Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)
• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
• Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme.
• Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
• Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
• 2 paid half days volunteering per year.

About the role
We're looking for an experienced Fire Safety Programme Lead to play a critical role in keeping our customers, colleagues and homes safe.
You'll lead the delivery of our Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) programme, including compartmentation surveys, fire door inspections and the management of all resulting fire safety actions. Working across the organisation and with specialist contractors, you'll ensure fire risks are identified, prioritised and resolved in line with regulatory requirements and Onward's service standards.
This is a highly visible role with real impact - supporting regulatory compliance, reducing residual risk and helping us continuously improve how we manage fire safety across our homes.
This is a hybrid role with requirements to work in our Liverpool office two days per week and 3 days at home or on site as requried.


What you'll be responsible for
Fire Risk Assessment programme management

• Manage and oversee the full FRA programme, ensuring all assessments, surveys and inspections are scheduled, completed and kept up to date.
• Ensure all remedial and follow on actions are correctly interpreted, risk rated, allocated and completed within agreed timescales.
• Make sure evidence, records and certification are accurate, validated and current.

Collaborative working

• Work closely with colleagues and contractors across Onward to ensure fire safety actions are owned, progressed and completed on time.
• Support the development of our Landlord Compliance risk reduction and procurement strategies.
• Work in partnership with Repairs and Maintenance teams on responsive repairs and void works linked to fire safety.

Contract and budget management

• Manage FRA, fire survey and inspection contracts, setting clear performance standards and monitoring delivery.
• Resolve issues proactively and ensure effective financial control, including budget setting and monitoring.

Data, reporting and assurance

• Ensure accurate, up to date fire compliance data is maintained across our systems.
• Use data to understand risk, track performance and support informed decision making.
• Translate fire safety strategy, policy and procedures into KPIs, management information and reports for senior leaders, Boards and Committees.

Health, safety and compliance

• Ensure all fire related activities comply with health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Apply and manage Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 where relevant.
• Support the delivery of fire safety training to colleagues.

What we're looking for
Essential

• Proven experience managing Fire Risk Assessment programmes and associated remedial actions.
• Experience delivering a similar fire safety or compliance role within another organisation.
• Strong knowledge of housing regulations and fire safety legislation.
• Knowledge of construction contracts and their effective administration, with a clear understanding of value for money.
• Working knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
• Ability to interpret complex data and use it to inform risk based decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of core housing, asset management and business planning systems.

Desirable

• Intermediate IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

Qualifications (desirable)
One or more of the following:

• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (or equivalent)
• IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent)
• NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management
• IFE Fire Risk Assessment training

About The Organisation
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers' heads, we're here to make a real difference.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.