Building Fire and Safety Officer
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,366 to £37,938 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Tamworth, Staffordshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Tamworth Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are recruiting a Building Fire and Safety Officer to assist in ensuring the authority remains compliant in all its statutory aspects.
We are looking for a conscientious, confident, and self-motivated individual, with a sound knowledge of The Building Safety Act 2022, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005 (FSO) and The Fire Safety Act 2022 and any other compliance related regulations and legislation.
In addition to this, the successful candidate will have a practical understanding of the NHF schedule of rates, construction design and management regulations, building regulations, and possess an excellent customer focused ethos.
You will display a commitment to providing a customer focused service and making a difference in service delivery. Good communication skills and the ability to work both as a team member and independently are key attributes for this role.
The successful candidate will:
• Ideally have previous experience in a building related environment and/or safety role.
• Ideally be qualified to a suitable level in a building qualification or a health & safety background or have in role experience.
• Have in depth knowledge of fire and building safety.
• Have a working knowledge of fire-fighting equipment and associated services.
• Have knowledge of mechanical & electrical services.
• Have working knowledge of fire doors and compartmentation principles.
• Possess sound IT skills in office software suites and bespoke IT solutions for reporting and certification.
• Possess a full driving license and have access to a vehicle.
As the Building Fire & Safety Officer, you will be taking responsibility for co-ordinating and managing all matters relating to structural and fire safety in in-scope buildings to meet legislative requirements. This will be through on-site visits, liaising with contractors and desktop analysis.
You will be working closely with housing management teams, residents, and premises managers to ensure all aspects of the golden thread are met.
We have an extensive benefits package including flexible working, a non-contributory health scheme, Local Government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, discounted gym membership, and payment of professional fees (where applicable), for further details please refer to the application information document on our website.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK check, medical clearance and DBS check.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Trevor Wylie, Head of Planned Works & Asset Management on 07891 052170.
For further information and to apply please visit Tamworth BC Jobs.
Late applications and/or CVs will not be accepted. Agencies need not apply.
If you have any queries about the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@tamworth.gov.uk.
Closing date: 7 July 2025
Interviews 14-16 July 2025
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. Therefore, you are advised to submit your completed application as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered. Following the closing date, the Recruiting Manager will shortlist, and you will be notified.
Tamworth Borough Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We operate two guaranteed interview schemes which support individuals who meet all the essential criteria to be guaranteed an interview for a vacancy. The Disability Committed Employer scheme supports applicants with a disability and the Veterans Guaranteed interview scheme supports those defined as veterans, military spouses/partners and cadet instructors.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks are required for relevant posts.
We are committed to ensuring that people are not disadvantaged in accessing our services. We will make reasonable adjustments for those people that need further assistance, depending on the individual’s needs, further guidance can be found in our Reasonable Adjustments guidance Equality and diversity | Tamworth Borough Council.
Public facing roles are covered by the Fluency Duty as outlined in section 78 of the Immigration Act 2016, to serve the public it is vital that those working in public facing roles can communicate in English with members of the public receiving local authority services.
We are looking for a conscientious, confident, and self-motivated individual, with a sound knowledge of The Building Safety Act 2022, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005 (FSO) and The Fire Safety Act 2022 and any other compliance related regulations and legislation.
In addition to this, the successful candidate will have a practical understanding of the NHF schedule of rates, construction design and management regulations, building regulations, and possess an excellent customer focused ethos.
You will display a commitment to providing a customer focused service and making a difference in service delivery. Good communication skills and the ability to work both as a team member and independently are key attributes for this role.
The successful candidate will:
• Ideally have previous experience in a building related environment and/or safety role.
• Ideally be qualified to a suitable level in a building qualification or a health & safety background or have in role experience.
• Have in depth knowledge of fire and building safety.
• Have a working knowledge of fire-fighting equipment and associated services.
• Have knowledge of mechanical & electrical services.
• Have working knowledge of fire doors and compartmentation principles.
• Possess sound IT skills in office software suites and bespoke IT solutions for reporting and certification.
• Possess a full driving license and have access to a vehicle.
As the Building Fire & Safety Officer, you will be taking responsibility for co-ordinating and managing all matters relating to structural and fire safety in in-scope buildings to meet legislative requirements. This will be through on-site visits, liaising with contractors and desktop analysis.
You will be working closely with housing management teams, residents, and premises managers to ensure all aspects of the golden thread are met.
We have an extensive benefits package including flexible working, a non-contributory health scheme, Local Government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, discounted gym membership, and payment of professional fees (where applicable), for further details please refer to the application information document on our website.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK check, medical clearance and DBS check.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Trevor Wylie, Head of Planned Works & Asset Management on 07891 052170.
For further information and to apply please visit Tamworth BC Jobs.
Late applications and/or CVs will not be accepted. Agencies need not apply.
If you have any queries about the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@tamworth.gov.uk.
Closing date: 7 July 2025
Interviews 14-16 July 2025
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. Therefore, you are advised to submit your completed application as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered. Following the closing date, the Recruiting Manager will shortlist, and you will be notified.
Tamworth Borough Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We operate two guaranteed interview schemes which support individuals who meet all the essential criteria to be guaranteed an interview for a vacancy. The Disability Committed Employer scheme supports applicants with a disability and the Veterans Guaranteed interview scheme supports those defined as veterans, military spouses/partners and cadet instructors.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks are required for relevant posts.
We are committed to ensuring that people are not disadvantaged in accessing our services. We will make reasonable adjustments for those people that need further assistance, depending on the individual’s needs, further guidance can be found in our Reasonable Adjustments guidance Equality and diversity | Tamworth Borough Council.
Public facing roles are covered by the Fluency Duty as outlined in section 78 of the Immigration Act 2016, to serve the public it is vital that those working in public facing roles can communicate in English with members of the public receiving local authority services.
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.