Job Title: Technical Lead - Fire Management
Location: Ipswich
Salary: Competitive
Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 07:00 - 17:30 - 37.5 hours per week
Role Overview
To provide expert advice and guidance to the OCS UK&I Business including Operational Directors, Senior Managers & Operational Management teams on effective and robust Fire safety Management system. The role includes developing and being the ‘owner’ of the OCS UK&I Fire Management policy, procedures and accompanying processes including premises log books, ensuring these remain effective and fit for purpose through regular reviews. Undertake monitoring and over-sight activities to ensure the business operates within the relevant legislation, guidance and industry best practice to ensure that all aspects of fire safety management effective and compliant.
Benefits
- Informal hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free fruit in our offices
- Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Regular social and charity events held in our offices
- Get involved in charity events in the local community
Wellbeing
- Discounted gym membership
- Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice
- Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
Career development and recognition
- Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for
- Opportunity to win monthly Superstar Awards
- Long service awards
Key Responsibilities:
Functional
- To undertake the subject matter expert lead for OCS UK&I on fire safety management.
- Provide clear direction and expert advice and guidance to the OCS UK&I Business including Operational Directors,
- Senior Managers & Operational Management teams on effective and robust Fire Safety Management
- To work collaboratively and constructively with other members of the OCS UK&I Technical Team and wider OCS
- UK&I QHSE Team to ensure a consistent and seamless delivery of support across OCS.
- Own and manage the OCS UK&I Fire Safety Management policy, procedures and accompanying processes
- including premises log books, ensuring these remain effective and fit for purpose through regular reviews
- Deliver a continued program of awareness training to relevant Management Teams on the implementation and
- adherence to the OCS UK&I Fire Safety Management policy.
- Set the minimum standards within the OCS UK&I Fire Safety Management policy for competency levels for those
- tasked with fire safety management or monitoring tasks.
- Working with the OCS QHSE Training team to ensure relevant training courses are suitable and made available.
- On-going coaching and mentoring of OCS Operational Management Teams
- Advising Clients on their responsibilities
- Undertake a program of monitoring and oversight UK&I wide through site visits ensuring the OCS UK&I Fire Safety
- Management policy and procedures are understood and embedded at site level & correct process and frequencies
- are maintained of fire safety management activities and document retention.
- Complete a program of fire safety management audits, identifying both good practice and gap analysis,
- implementing subsequent remediation plans to drive continual improvements.
- Advising all stakeholders within the company on all matters relating to UK and Ireland fire safety legislation, the
- Building Safety Act, fire strategies, fire risk assessments and fire safety management arrangements.
- Provide advice to operational teams on delivery of services relating to fire separation/ compartmentation,
- engineered solutions and reduction of fire risk through enhanced PPM delivery.
- Liaising with and supporting operational compliance teams to achieve the highest standards in line with legislation
- and industry best practice.
- Liaising with Snr QHSE manager for mobilisations in supporting and advising sales and bid teams in continuous
- improvement in submitted bids.
- Liaise with and collaborate with other stakeholders in maintaining all current and future accreditations.
- Lead thorough investigations for fire incidents, identifying root and underlying causes with rectification plans.
- Attend Client liaison meetings and representing OCS UK&I as the Fire Safety Management subject matter expert
- for the business.
- Advising the business on Duty Holding, Responsible Persons and Fire Appointed Persons and Competent Persons
- competency and appointments in writing.
- Assist the business in assessing competency and performance of fire safety management sub-contractors.
- Assist with OCS representation at Fire Safety Groups.
- Production and delivery of monthly reports to Senior Executives.
- Lead on embedding the OCS UK&I fire safety Management policy, procedures and accompanying processes within
- any new business or contract ensuring simplicity of access, full understanding and implementation through
- effective delivery programs.
- To build effective working relationships with key stakeholders
- To keep up to date with new legislation and industry practices to enable robust guidance afforded to the business.
General
- Assist with OCS Apprenticeship schemes where required on request by the UK&I Technical Director
- Avoid conflict of interests between personal interests and the interests of the UK & Ireland group.
- Exercise independent judgment, reasonable care, skill and diligence when carrying out their duties.
- Act in good faith and promote the long-term success of each company within the UK & Ireland group for the benefit of all members and wider stakeholders.
- Adhere to and promote the UK & Ireland group’s policies on equality & diversity, information security, health and safety and data protection in the performance of their duties.
- Support and promote the UK & Ireland group’s sustainability plans and policies, including the Carbon Management
- Plan, and carry out duties in a resource effective way, recognizing the shared responsibility of minimizing negative environmental impacts wherever possible
About You:
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Necessary Experience:
- Relevant industry recognised Diploma/ degree qualification in fire safety management.
- Member of recognised fire safety professional body such as Institute of Fire Engineers and maintain CPD.
- Expert knowledge of fire safety, relevant HTMs, JSP and British Standards
- Sound knowledge of Health and Safety compliance and statutory requirements placed on the business.
- Knowledge of CAFM systems, including all fire related management PPMs
- Extensive practical fire safety management and delivery experience, preferably in a services, manufacturing,
- industrial or engineering environment.
- A working knowledge of environmental law is preferred.
- A credible level of experience in investigating significant events and in dealing with enforcement agencies.
- Confident when dealing with the enforcing authorities
- Hands-on delivery
- Able to operate and communicate competently at all levels, both internally and externally.
- The ability to demonstrate proactive customer relationship management and effective relationship building is
- essential.
- Behave in an ethical and sustainable way
- Full UK drivers license
Desirable Experience:
- Be committed to performance excellence.
- Seek to be motivational and encouraging.
- Have open and transparent communications.
- Create constructive and respectful relationships.
- Recognise that diversity and difference are assets.
- Demonstrate a consistently positive attitude to work.
- Seek to ensure all staff are treated fairly.
Core Expectations
- Show flexibility in working arrangements to ensure that a high level of service is delivered.
- Self-motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Have a positive and focused attitude when dealing with all colleagues
- Be able to take personal responsibility
- Have a flexible and positive attitude towards work
- Be keen to continuously improve own learning and development
- Support and embed the UK & Ireland group’s corporate values.